Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 263:

At that moment, the hotel doors swung open, and a group emerged

Derek’s eyes brightened. He pointed at them and said to Marissa, “See? Charles’ crew is out here. If you don’t leave soon, you’re going to end up in trouble!”

Despite Marissa showing no signs of leaving, Derek scoffed. “I knew it. You really are just a naive village girl. You’re clueless. You don’t grasp the gravity of your situation. All you know is how to fight wildly and rudely! Let me tell you something: Charles is backed by Remy, the underworld leader. Even the Sanchez and Nash families steer clear of him. If you, a simple village girl, offend him, you’re finished. Got it? Why are you still here? What are you waiting for?”

Derek kept talking, hoping to frighten Marissa, but she looked at him as if he were a fool, which left him feeling both anxious and powerless

He didn’t truly want Marissa to get hurt by Charles’ men; secretly, he hoped to have her as his mistress. With this in mind, Derek nervously glanced back at the hotel entrance and was shocked by what he saw

Initially, he had only caught a quick glimpse of the group as they exited the hotel and hadn’t seen who they were or how many there were. Now, he saw them clearly. Dozens of individuals had stepped out, including Charles himself

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were beaten and battered. Some had their heads wrapped in gauze, others sported bandages around their waists, many were bruised, and a few limped. Not a single one was

Charles and

have picked a deserted spot, away from the public eye. However, this was Charles’ own hotel, suggesting that Charles had been overpowered right on his home ground. Realizing this, Derek felt a chill of fear and hastily stood up, whispering urgently to

kicked Derek, sending him sprawling in front of

flee but were too scared to move. Charles nearly tumbled from his stretcher. Derek’s eyes widened as he realized something. These men must be terrified of him because he was a member of the influential Daniels family. Surely,

Derek straightened up, smoothed down his suit

Charles. But no one responded to him. All eyes were

Derek could grasp what was happening, Charles inquired, “Miss… Miss Nash, what…

was just dealing with someone bothering me,” Marissa

guy?” Charles pointed at Derek. Marissa confirmed