Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 277:

Seeing that no one in the Sanchez family showed him any respect, Sheppard grew furious. When Marissa mentioned she wanted him to relay a message to Remy, he scoffed and said, “Who do you think you are, sending a message to Mr. Sugden?”

Marissa simply smiled and replied, “If you don’t want to, that’s fine. I’ll just talk to Remy myself at the masterpiece appreciation event. You may go now.”

But Sheppard wasn’t ready to leave just yet. He hesitated, then turned to Ruth and said, “Let me be honest with you. Mr. Sugden’s father is an avid fan of Only, the renowned painter. He’s always wanted to own one of Only’s works, but they’re so rare that money alone isn’t enough to secure one. Mr. Sugden heard that our family had acquired ‘Birds Pay Homage.’ With his father’s sixtieth birthday approaching, he’d like to gift him the painting. As for the feud between the Sanchez and Clifford families, he prefers to remain neutral. Wouldn’t it benefit us to appease Mr. Sugden and perhaps seek his help?”

Ruth shot back immediately, “Without ‘Birds Pay Homage,’ how can we hold our own against the Clifford family? Does Remy not realize this? He’s fully aware, yet he still wants us to hand over the painting. Clearly, he’s hoping to watch the Sanchez family be taken over by the Clifford family!”

“Are you not listening to me at all?” Sheppard’s expression grew stern. “Please, just leave,” Ruth demanded bluntly, dismissing Sheppard

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he couldn’t bring himself to walk away just like that. He turned around to confront Marissa. “Didn’t you want me

Remy that Connor will not meddle in my affairs. He should do his best to get what he wants. I’m eager to witness his

Marissa’s face, Sheppard clenched his teeth and spat out, “You’re out of your mind! Such arrogance!” No sooner had the words left his

had been overwhelmed with fear about what to expect at the masterpiece appreciation event in three days. However, Sheppard’s

added with conviction, “Tiffany, I’ve always been an upright man. Life has tested me time and again, but this burden is too much. Even if it costs me

the Sanchez family ends up bankrupt and we return to tougher times. I can’t believe Remy would go as far as to kill

Marissa encouraging looks, their eyes shining with a

reassure them. “It’s not as dire as you imagine. Things won’t spiral into the worst. Just take it easy.” She then turned and headed upstairs. “I’m off to bed. See you

Marissa pushed the looming threat of Remy from her mind. Lawrence and Lindsay were already asleep. After