Chapter 420

Debra pondered the underlying meaning behind Marion's words.

The story swirling around was indeed the stuff of legends, but something didn't add

1. up.

With the Houston family's vast empire, tracking down Marion should have been a cakewalk. Yet, for sixteen years, no one had found him. And in all that time, not a whisper of the Houstons surfaced in the tale.

"Do you know how my family rose to power?

"The military?"

The Houston family had always leaned on their military might to build their business. Over time, they'd gone legit, but their roots remained firmly planted in the armed forces. Even now, their old loyalists held sway in major military units.

because I had to follow orders from the Houston higher-ups. But now that I'm in charge, that won't happen again," he said, squeezing her hand. "I'll protect you from all sorts of harm." Debra didn't press further. She understood Marion was trying to

attention. Two figures spilled out of the vehicle, rushing towards

grumbled, stomping up the stairs. "Only an unromantic man like Marion would come out to a ship in

approach, Debra quickly stuffed half of the heart-shaped cake in front of her into her mouth. She choked, and Marion swiftly handed her a

port. There are so many in Seamar City,

months. back and docked it here. With that kind of money, why not buy a

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at Marion. "So, did

glanced at Debra, her gaze shy and evasive. He smiled

into a seat. "You should have told me about your plans earlier. We need to go through the whole process again at the Royal Grand Hotel. The money's already been spent, so we might

Debra stood up,

deepened, and he also got up. "Let's

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