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.”

relieved by 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 them. They were still living in a run-down house that had been his great-grandfather’s. They

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 for marriage

Derek’s league. This was why his family pressured them to marry as soon as Derek was of age. They feared Marissa might leave him for another man. Securing a marriage certificate was the only way to

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,

“Let’s go. They’re checking tickets,” Marissa said. Once they boarded the train, Marissa received a text from her assistant,

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

the message, Marissa responded, “I have to

made that promise. It’s absurd that Derek’s grandmother convinced a child to agree to marry Derek. You shouldn’t feel bound

four, 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 made her take her own promises very seriously. Yet, that promise remained unfulfilled to this day. Even

has reached out to our

without

would a compassionate doctor like you refuse to treat someone? I heard Connor’s brother got hurt while protecting Connor. Connor has been burdened with guilt

was actually Riss, the famous highly-skilled doctor, and demanded her earnings from the previous day be considered

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

well-dressed middle-aged couple rushed up and hugged Derek,

attempted to follow Derek, but the crowd suddenly swelled in the courtyard center. Before she could see anything clearly, she