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.”

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 were the poorest family

managed to attend university, it was not a 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

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

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,

go. They’re checking tickets,” Marissa said. Once they boarded the train, Marissa received a text

this is about repaying Derek’s grandmother for her kindness when you were young, you’ve already

the message, Marissa responded, “I

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

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

the topic. “Riss, Connor, the wealthiest man in Biebert, has reached out to our team. He’s requesting your

without

teased her, “That’s odd. Why 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 ever since. If you manage to heal his brother, perhaps Connor would even marry you in gratitude.

Connor found out she was actually Riss, the famous highly-skilled doctor, and demanded her earnings from the previous day be considered community property? In fact, she had earned 200

bustling with visitors. Dozens of luxury cars were parked outside the gates. The yard was filled with

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

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