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.”

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 in their

his tuition. After graduation, Derek struggled to find a good job and resorted to working as a delivery man. In a society

a simple village girl without a college education, 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 might leave him for another man. Securing a marriage certificate was

couldn’t get a divorce today, so she 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

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

match for you. It’s just not right! If this is about repaying Derek’s grandmother for her kindness when you were

message, Marissa responded,

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

dreaded most was breaking a promise. When Marissa was 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

man in Biebert, has reached out to our team. He’s requesting your services to treat his brother’s legs. Should we accept the

answered without hesitation,

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

if 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 million more than him yesterday. Splitting that would be a

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

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

the crowd suddenly swelled in the courtyard center. Before she could see anything clearly, she was pushed outside the gates. A group

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