Chapter 9

Chapter 9:

Outside the train station, Derek looked visibly shaken, his face pale as if he was about to collapse. Marissa asked with concern, “What’s wrong, Derek?”

“Derek, are you thinking about calling off our wedding?” Derek inquired

“Absolutely not,” Marissa reassured him

“Then why haven’t you been answering my calls or responding to my messages?”

Marissa quickly checked her phone and discovered several missed calls and texts from Derek. “Sorry, my phone was on silent. I didn’t notice them.”

“You don’t really want to end things with me, do you?”

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“No, I’m right here with you now.”

her response, his spirits lifting noticeably. Marissa offered a helpless smile. Derek’s family situation was challenging. Both of his parents were disabled, and his eighty-year-old grandmother relied on

tuition. After graduation, Derek struggled to find a good job and

was beautiful and could earn a living in the city. She was supposed to be out of Derek’s league. This was why his family pressured them to marry as soon as Derek was of age. They feared Marissa

was looking for a reason to postpone their wedding. Derek and his family could not afford to get entangled with someone as influential as Connor. If she revealed the truth, she didn’t know how shocked they would be, so she chose to keep it

then, an announcement came over the speakers calling for passengers to check in. “Let’s go. They’re checking tickets,” Marissa said. Once they

is about repaying Derek’s grandmother for her kindness when you were young, you’ve already done more than enough

message, Marissa responded, “I have to keep

promise. It’s absurd that Derek’s grandmother convinced a child to agree to marry

someone promised her, “I will come back to you safely!” Marissa smiled and then fell silent. She feared she might never see it realized, which

Biebert, has reached out to our team. He’s requesting your

without

got hurt while protecting Connor. Connor has been burdened with guilt ever since. If you manage to heal his brother, perhaps Connor would

demanded her earnings from the previous day be considered community property?

way back to Adagend. Derek’s family home was near the village entrance. Out of courtesy, Marissa accompanied Derek there first to greet his family. What they saw upon arriving was astounding. Derek’s previously desolate home was now bustling with visitors. Dozens of luxury cars were parked outside the gates. The yard was filled with people, including reporters

and hugged Derek, shedding tears of joy. “Son, after all

swelled in the courtyard center. Before she could see anything clearly, she was pushed outside the gates. A group of villagers gathered around

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