Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 13

Chapter 13:

The unknown object emitted a deafening blast in midair, causing everyone to think it was a bomb. Denise let out a panicked scream. Korbin and Betty were extremely frightened. Marissa, however, remained composed and swiftly kicked a stone at her feet

The stone struck the object in the air, changing its trajectory, and it landed in a corner of the yard. With crackling noises, the object disintegrated into powder on the ground. It turned out to be just a long firecracker. Marissa’s gaze turned cold. What a childish tactic Derek had used!

She glanced at the others, who were still shaking from fear, and reassured them gently, “It’s fine now.” The silence lingered for a few seconds. Suddenly, Betty burst out crying, “God, how are we supposed to go on with our lives?”

“I’ll handle it,” Marissa replied plainly. Just as she finished speaking, Denise suddenly charged at her and shoved her forcefully

“How are you going to handle it? I’m being destroyed by online rumors! Whenever I go out, people curse at me. My school is going to kick me out. You always cause problems!”

Marissa dodged her and was momentarily lost for words. “It’s true that this started because of me. But if you hadn’t dressed up so lavishly and posed as Derek’s fiancée when he suddenly had wealthy parents, I would be the one facing cyberbullying right now. How would you have gotten caught up in this?”

become incredibly wealthy, but she hadn’t anticipated

picking on Denise? It’s all your fault! We can’t stay in Adagend

yard and said, “Pack up. We’re all going to

we all move to Blebert with you, will you

I already provide for you

for words. When Marissa was fifteen years old, she had been forced to start working and send money home monthly as her filial duty. Her parents never asked her what she did; all they cared about was that the amount

costs a lot. We’ll need to rent an apartment and buy food. Can you

packing with Denise. They were excited about the prospect of living in a big city. The morning’s events had terrified them. Korbin, Betty, and Denise were eager to leave as quickly as possible, so they packed swiftly. Thinking Marissa would provide for everything, they didn’t bring much. Each carried just a small suitcase as they followed Marissa to a rental apartment in Blebert. It

complain. “Why is this place so small? This neighborhood is just ordinary!” Marissa listened to her mother without showing any emotion. When she was finally irritated, she replied flatly, “Mom, property in Blebert is expensive. The most basic apartment costs over a hundred thousand dollars per square meter. Even though this apartment is only one hundred square meters, I’m paying eight thousand a month for it. I manage a small flower shop. I have to cover rent, food, and clothing, pay for Denise’s tuition, and save for

only two bedrooms. How can four

share a room with you. We’re