Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 204:

Marissa was taken aback to find that Arabella hadn’t gone to her room to rest. Surprised at first, she soon felt a wave of guilt wash over her. Typically, Arabella succumbed to sleepiness after events, and she was particularly exhausted after today’s engagement party. Nevertheless, she stayed up, worried that Marissa might be unhappy. Marissa quickly reached for Arabella’s hand and said, “Grandma, I won. I gave that jerk a hard lesson.”

“Really?” Arabella’s eyes lit up with admiration. “You’re amazing. That loser stands no chance against you.”

Connor, the so-called loser, was left dumbfounded. Could he leave?

But as he considered that option, Arabella suddenly jabbed him with her crutch. “Where were you when Tiffany was being harassed in the game? Why didn’t you intervene?”

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defeated, “Grandma, I was caught up with something else at that

could possibly be more important than your wife?” Arabella glared at him with evident displeasure. “Tiffany was nearly driven to her breaking point by that jerk. I was about to call

“Grandma, please don’t call him that. It sounds

calling him a jerk? Anyone who bullies

“Why does it bother you when I call

clenched his jaw and

her voice rising with excitement. She thumped Connor’s shin with her crutch. “You bastard! Couldn’t you just let your wife win when playing games? What if

breath. He hurried to calm Arabella. “Grandma, I let her win.

It was at that moment that they all realized Bee was actually Marissa. Suddenly, it all made sense. Why had Connor been so humiliatingly defeated? Because the person he

have struck Connor with intense embarrassment. He had envied Bee, only to learn that she was his own wife. The potential for ridicule from his rivals was immense if they ever found out. Domenic, Marc, and Terry simultaneously recognized that Connor’s usual confidence wavered whenever Marissa was around; his whole attitude and

decided it was better to depend on Marissa than Connor in the future. While Domenic and Marc chose to keep quiet about this insight, Terry couldn’t help but share his opinion. He leaned over to Domenic and Marc, whispering, “Time to change our motto. Trusting Mr. Daniels for our fortunes was a mistake. Clearly, the village girl is the