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.”

be

mentioned being a barber too.”

“Yep.”

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

“Sure.”

Erica, but

from him about

know how he managed

he had made a name for

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

had lingered in Debra’s mind for a

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me think.” Marion thought for a moment before recounting the

had stilled one idea in him: revenge.

first, his mother only took 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 fit of

an unacknowledged orphan, wandering abroad. He did whatever

successor in such a place, But he needed someone fearless and able to handle dirty

have been a charitable organization on the surface, but behind the scenes, they ran a massive