Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 1048:

Marissa, however, offered no commentary, responding instead with a serene smile. Yet her subtle glance toward Everett said more than words ever could.

Everett, catching her look, pressed his lips into a tight line. His expression darkened, and his displeasure was as plain as day.

Chloe’s performance might have fooled most, but Marissa and Everett weren’t so easily duped. They’d already pieced together the truth—Korbin and Betty weren’t here by chance. Everett was certain Chloe had pulled the strings.

Normally, Marissa wouldn’t have hesitated to call Chloe out for her theatrics. But today, for Everett’s sake, she chose to hold her tongue, tolerating Chloe’s antics with a patience that didn’t come easily.

Meanwhile, Korbin and Betty, shaken by Chloe’s verbal lashing, dared not reveal her involvement.

clutching at the hem of Marissa’s dress like a drowning woman reaching for a lifeline. “You remind us so much of our daughter, Marissa. It was an honest

quickly chimed in, his voice cracking with earnestness, “Yes, it’s all a misunderstanding. We

a scene without consequence, we’d soon be the laughingstock of

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face pale and trembling with fear. “Miss Nash, w-what do

into a calm but chilling smile. “Naturally, I’ll involve the authorities. Once the police investigate why you came here to stir

and the potential unraveling of their secrets sent them into a

call the police! I’ve feared them since I

bravado, joined her in pleading. The arrogant confidence they had flaunted upon their arrival had crumbled into a pathetic display of

fairest way to resolve the