Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 22

Chapter 22:

Marissa and Connor both turned in surprise to see Arabella standing at the doorway! Startled, they quickly got up to reassure her

“Grandma, it’s late. Why aren’t you resting?” Connor asked, offering a comforting smile

“Connor, don’t try to change the topic!” Arabella retorted sharply, rolling her eyes. “I’ve heard you talking about divorce. Are you planning to leave my granddaughter-in-law?”

Connor offered a sheepish grin, shaking his head. “No, Grandma. You’ve misheard. We weren’t talking about divorce.”

Arabella looked skeptical of Connor’s explanation. She turned to Marissa, questioning, “Tell me, is Connor mistreating you? He was initially opposed to this marriage. Is he lying to me now?” To show her support and reassure Marissa, Arabella urged, “Don’t worry, my dear. You are family. Tell me the truth, and I’ll take care of him for you!”

Arabella’s genuine concern touched her deeply. She would hate to see

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smiled and reassured her, “No,

unconvinced, looking back and forth between Connor and Marissa. Quickly, Connor wrapped his arm around Marissa, saying, “Grandma, we’re happy together.

shocked. She felt exploited, and anger welled up inside her. She fought hard to restrain herself, nearly swinging a punch

boiling anger, she forced a smile, nodding at Arabella, and said,

I’d see him fall in love, much less witness him kissing a girl in front of me. I’m so pleased. It’s all thanks to you, dear. Keep it up and bring me a beautiful great-grandchild

she could disappear from the room. But Arabella wasn’t done

was stunned. She managed a forced smile, her eyes narrowing slightly.

tossing and turning all night. If I can’t sleep, I might get sick and end up in the hospital. Who knows what could happen then…” Arabella ended her

quickly interjected. “Let’s stay away from such grim topics.” Turning to Marissa, he then added, “Please,

waist, Marissa felt the urge to break free from his embrace, imagining herself detaching his fingers one at a time. She was troubled by the persistent thought that he might be taking advantage of the situation to touch