Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 962:

Derek trembled with fear, his entire body shaking.

“Y-yes, Aelfric. You’re right.”

He wiped the sweat from his brow, his voice shaky as he hurried to explain, “Marissa and I were engaged before, but nothing ever happened between us.”

“I never liked her at all, and I cut her out of my life when I returned to the Daniels family.”

Then, turning to Melinda, Derek grabbed her hand, his voice desperate.

“Melinda, you have to believe me,” he pleaded.

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were over a long time ago. I

what she had just heard. The woman she despised most in the world turned out to be her boyfriend’s former fiancée. In a way, she had ended up

hand away from Derek’s

you? You say you’ve cut her out of your life? Why do I find that hard to believe? Why do I have to be

greatest fear was that Melinda would lose trust in him and their engagement would be called off. So,

“Melinda, please believe me. Nothing ever

with Marissa was entirely my grandmother’s doing—she arranged it. I never wanted it. I’ve never liked Marissa, and I avoided her like the plague whenever she was around. Her reputation is awful. She’s been with so many men since she was young. People called her my fiancée, but honestly, I was embarrassed by that label. She left the village at fifteen, wandering around for years. The villagers whisper that she made her money by sleeping around. I despised her for making me the village joke. How could I ever fall for someone like that? Just seeing her makes me sick. There’s no way I’d ever touch her. Every time she came back to the village, I stayed far away. She never even had a chance to

Marissa seemed to soothe Melinda’s

everything you’re

Derek answered without