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.

𝐿𝑎t𝑒st ch𝑎pt𝑒rs in g𝓪lnoνels.𝓬𝓞𝓶

long

too stunned to respond. She could hardly process 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

Melinda pulled her hand away from

happened between the two of you? You say you’ve cut her out of your life? Why do I find that hard to believe? Why do I

in him and their engagement would be called off. So,

quickly grabbed her hand and pleaded, “Melinda, please believe me. Nothing ever

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

about Marissa seemed

you’re saying

Derek answered