Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 154:

Upon hearing the name “Tiffany,” Marissa sat upright. In the dim, soft orange glow, Connor appeared utterly composed. He didn’t even glance up but continued typing on his keyboard, his voice even and calm

“Everyone assumes I agreed to marry Tiffany because my grandmother pressured me. That’s only partly true. The other reason was Tiffany herself. She tried for a long time to win me over, but when she couldn’t, she knelt before me one day, poured out her heart, and pleaded for my help. She told me she could no longer bear living with the Nash family and that marrying me was her only chance at a fresh start. But she admitted she wasn’t worthy of me, didn’t genuinely love me, and merely sought to use my status to escape her predicaments. She proposed a deal: we would marry, and she would devote herself to caring for my grandmother. It would last one year. After that, we’d discreetly divorce and go our separate ways. At that time, my grandmother’s health was failing, and true enough, Tiffany’s presence might bring her joy and aid in her recovery. After considering everything, I accepted the arrangement.”

Marissa, puzzled by this revelation, asked, “If you had this agreement, why did she flee the wedding?”

“I’ve been wondering that myself, but honestly, I’m not interested enough to look into it. To me, Tiffany is irrelevant. I’m not going to trouble myself with her affairs. Had Tiffany not vanished on our wedding day, and had my grandmother not been critically ill, I would never have mistaken you for her and brought you back here.”

“I’m telling you this to make sure you understand that after she ran away from the wedding, the

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with worries about Tiffany.

my point. So, I’ll be straightforward. You can reject me for any reason you like, but let it not be because of Tiffany. She shouldn’t stand

falling silent. Her emotions were in turmoil. She and Connor had been thrust into a bizarre marriage based on misunderstandings and had maintained it out of necessity.

so heartfelt. The thought of entangling their lives further frightened her, so she pushed it from her mind, closed her eyes, and drifted toward sleep. At that moment, drowsiness

voice softly broke the silence.

high spirits. He had already dressed for the day in a formal black suit and tie, which, paired with leather shoes, accentuated his

a smile, he said, “Time to