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.

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

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

simply waltz into my home, causing a scene without consequence, we’d soon be the laughingstock of society. No matter if you were instructed by someone or genuinely mistook

begins with

“Miss Nash, w-what do you intend to do?” she stammered, her voice barely above a

authorities. Once the police investigate why you came here

thought of being handed over to the police and the potential unraveling of their secrets sent them into a frenzy of fear. Jail was a possibility they couldn’t afford to

Marissa’s arm. “Miss Nash, I beg you, don’t call the police! I’ve feared them since I was a child. I can’t — I won’t survive that!

had flaunted upon their arrival had crumbled into a pathetic display

settle matters, believing it to be the fairest way to resolve the trouble this family had caused. However, as her sharp intuition pieced together Chloe’s