From Heartbreak to Happily Ever After

Chapter 419

“It’s not too late, you know,” Marion said softly, his eyes filled with a tenderness that belied his fearsome reputation.

To the world, Marion was a specter and a messenger from the shadows. But with Debra, he was different–quiet, sometimes playful, and unruly.

He was cute and not scary at all.

“Wait here for a moment,” he said, disappearing downstairs.

When he returned, he held a plate with a cherry jam–filled cake. Its red center gleamed like a jewel.

It was quite surprising that a man like Marion would craft something so delicate. She was touched.

“Try it,” Marion urged.

Debra took a small bite. The flavors exploded in her mouth. It was a dance of sweet and tart that lingered on her tongue.

“It’s a shame you didn’t become a chef.”

used to be a

you mentioned being a

“Yep.”

you tell me more about your past?” Her eyes sparkled

“Sure.”

whispers from Randy and Erica, but Marion’s past was a tapestry woven with rumors and half–truths. She

him about the real version.

to know how he managed to catch Shawn’s

he had made a name for himself and

about why, despite being the heir, he had to endure so many hardships before finally being brought back to the Houston

in Debra’s mind for a

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thought for a moment before recounting the past events.

back as he could remember, his mother had stilled one idea in him: revenge. She wanted the Houston family to pay

medicine. Later, she became an alcoholic and then a smoker. Eventually, smoking and drinking no longer satisfied her, so she turned to drugs. Eventually, in a

He did whatever

who would normally look for a successor in such a place, But he

Bernard family might have been a charitable organization on the surface, but behind the scenes, they ran