Chapter 399:

Marissa acted like a model of good behavior. After Burnet’s reprimand, she bowed her head, pretending to feel hurt.

Xander countered, “Burnet, Tiffany and Connor are only pretending to be married to please Mrs. Arabella Daniels. They plan to divorce soon. You shouldn’t scold Tiffany like that.”

Burnet shot Xander a fierce look and warned, “I didn’t think you’d be eager to step in as another man’s children’s stepfather.”

Usually, Burnet’s intense stare would have intimidated Xander. Today, however, he felt unusually courageous.

Instead of backing down, Xander looked up and said, “Burnet, it’s time to be more open-minded. I love Tiffany, and I’m ready to embrace everything about her. True love is powerful and isn’t limited by circumstances.”

Despite noticing Burnet’s increasing irritation, Xander continued, “Moreover, Tiffany is a celebrated figure in the art world. She’s so remarkable that men would still line up to marry her even if she had ten children!”

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Burnet scoffed and clenched his teeth. “Xander, you’ve become braver. How dare you defy me like this?”

bit scared, but he stood tall and met Burnet’s

with your dominance for too long without ever resisting. But today, I need to stand up for my love. Nobody can keep me

the table tightly, stunned by Xander’s

Burnet was about to strike Xander, Clarissa intervened again. “Burnet, don’t be upset. Xander is right. Love can’t be stopped. Although it is rude of him to contradict you for Miss Nash, it proves his commitment to her. We

a charming smile, Xander added, “Clarissa, you are such an intelligent, capable, and reasonable woman. The hostess of the Hoffman family should indeed be someone

when she heard that. She continued to defend Xander, saying, “Burnet, I’m not finished with eating

couldn’t disregard Clarissa, he was forced to suppress his

that the waiters serve steaks for him

meal, Clarissa started a conversation with Marissa. “Miss Nash, I’m

ate. “My family didn’t treat me well back then. I had to leave school

me drawing, and I learned from him. Later, I discovered that my teacher was Ritchie Morales, the ink painting master who had

stumble upon Mr. Morales, which led me to become the legendary Only in the

were all presented to

see that Clarissa appeared to be making small talk, yet she was actually investigating her ties

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