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

Aelfric, seeking guidance. “How can we sway Tiffany to our

in mind. 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 shock and disbelief. The thought that Tiffany could be

made countless blunders and had her five engagements canceled by her fiancés. She remained the town’s perennial joke. How, then, could she be

startled

here at such

Melinda began, her voice

“What is it?”

overheard Aelfric mentioning that Tiffany, that simpleton, might actually

her save Trenton. Yet, 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