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.”

to be a chef.”

mentioned being a barber

“Yep.”

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

“Sure.”

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

about

how he

name for himself

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

lingered in Debra’s mind for

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me think.” Marion thought for a

had stilled one idea in him: revenge. She wanted the

an alcoholic and then a smoker. Eventually, smoking and drinking no longer satisfied her, so she turned to drugs. Eventually, in a fit of madness, she jumped off a

abroad. He

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

a charitable organization on the surface, but behind