Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

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.”

of his parents were disabled, and his eighty-year-old grandmother relied on them. They were still living in a run-down house that had been his great-grandfather’s. They

prestigious one, and Marissa had paid for his tuition. After graduation, Derek struggled to find a good job and resorted to working as a delivery man. In a society where wealth often dictated opportunities, finding a suitable partner

league. This was why his family pressured them to marry as soon as Derek was of

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

over the speakers calling for passengers to check in. “Let’s go. They’re checking tickets,”

right! If this is about repaying Derek’s grandmother for her kindness when

message, Marissa responded, “I have

you made that promise. It’s absurd that Derek’s grandmother convinced a

will come back to you safely!” Marissa smiled and then fell silent. She feared she might never see it realized, which made her take her own promises very seriously. Yet, that promise remained unfulfilled to this day. Even as a child,

in Biebert, has reached out to our team. He’s requesting your services to treat his brother’s

answered without

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

desperately wanted to cut all ties with Connor. What if Connor found out she was actually Riss, the famous highly-skilled doctor, and demanded her earnings from

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 carrying cameras. Villagers had climbed walls and tree branches to get a better view, murmuring among themselves. Worried that something bad had happened to his family,

Derek, shedding tears of joy. “Son, after

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