Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 15

Chapter 15:

Realizing she couldn’t escape easily, Marissa glanced back at Derek with narrowed eyes. It seemed he had grown more audacious now that he was a member of a wealthy family. In the past, if someone had beaten him up like that, he would have avoided them for years. But today, he actually dared to retaliate. It appeared she hadn’t instilled enough fear in Derek moments ago

She turned to face the bodyguards in black who were now blocking her path. She rolled her wrist in preparation for defending herself. Though the bodyguards were clearly well-trained, she was confident she could escape them eventually, albeit not without causing a commotion

Just then, the door to the dining room swung open. Several people in lavish attire stepped out to assess the situation, led by Connor’s eldest brother and sister-in-law, Neil and Lorna

“Ah!” they exclaimed and rushed towards Derek

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Marissa blinked in confusion and looked at them

up and cried, “My dear son, who did this to you?

furious, his temples throbbing. “Who dared to cause trouble for

Derek’s parents were Neil and Lorna. Now it made sense why Derek had become so wildly arrogant.

could do whatever she wished in this city as he would handle any fallout for her—except for offending Connor. Yet here she was, having crossed the Daniels family, a line even her teacher wouldn’t dare cross. Why had she not steered clear of

bruised and eyes teary, Derek

was just a hotel employee. Now, with Derek pointing her out, they were all shocked. Wasn’t she the Nash family’s heiress? Why was she

and then angrily asked, “Miss Nash, what

you don’t explain yourself today,

the strongest dignity in his life. His expression was particularly arrogant. His eyes were full of provocation when he looked at Marissa.

What was she saying? Why couldn’t he make sense of her words? Why was she addressing his parents so

know much about Derek. They only knew that he grew up in a bad environment and hadn’t received any good education. Judging from his behavior, they could guess that he might not be a decent man. Just yesterday, he had

defend himself, seeing his parents swayed by Marissa, a tall figure emerged from the room. Everyone respectfully cleared a path for him. Connor, dressed impeccably in a tailored black suit,