Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 243:

Originally, Derek went unnoticed. However, when he muttered the curse, the other three turned to look at him simultaneously

Aelfric’s brow furrowed as he inquired, “Derek, what were you just saying? Who’s the big liar?”

“What? What did I say?” Derek replied, snapping out of his daze and alarmed, his heart pounding. “Nothing, nothing at all. I mean, Tiffany really knows how to play a role. She’s quite the liar!” His initial murmur was vague, so the others did not catch Marissa’s name and chose not to probe further

Aelfric nodded and remarked, “Indeed, she masters the art of disguise.”

Relieved, Derek exhaled deeply and hung his head, still consumed by anger. His fury stemmed from Marissa having children with another man. Just two months prior, Marissa nearly became his wife. Those children couldn’t have been conceived in the mere two months since their split. Clearly, she had betrayed him. Derek was tormented by the thought that he had believed in her love. His emotional turmoil went unnoticed

turned to Aelfric, seeking guidance. “How can we

Just heed the advice I gave earlier and avoid any direct confrontations

Meanwhile, Melinda, who had been eavesdropping outside the door, hurried away. She exited the building of the Warren Group, running until she could no more, overwhelmed by a mixture of

the town’s perennial joke. How, then, could she be the esteemed Dr. Riss?

night, she startled

brings you here at such an hour?” Chloe asked,

need to discuss something crucial,” Melinda began, her voice laden

“What is it?”

that simpleton, might actually be the

she struggled to accept it. She knew the woman was not Tiffany, but Marissa. However, Marissa was just a naive girl from a small village, hardly more enlightened than Tiffany. The idea that a notorious village girl could be the highly skilled doctor, Riss, seemed