Chapter 1563

Lexie hurried over, looking anxious. "I thought you two were arguing, so I wanted to give Mr. Houston a chance to clear up any misunderstanding. I'm sorry. He didn't actually want to dance with me."

The other guests looked outside, eager to witness a classic showdown between the two women.

Debra, however, only gave a faint smile. "It's just a dance. What does it even mean?"

Her indifference took Lexie by surprise and hurt Marion's feelings.

"But," Debra continued, "it's indeed improper for him to dance with another woman while we're still married."

Marion tensed up. "What do you want me to do?"

Debra raised an eyebrow. "What, you want to make up for it?"

response was

said. "And

was winter in Orkgate, and the weather

jumped into that fountain at this hour would end up catching a cold and

panicked. "That's too much, Mrs. Houston. You can't

gasp rippled through the crowd. Marion had already jumped into

His lips paled, and droplets of water clung to his hair, forming a thin layer of


Lexie cried out

scoffed, glancing at Lexie. "Alright, I'll give you a choice. Divorce me and be with Miss Trennery. How does

a mistake. Nothing is going on between Mr. Houston and me. How could you..."

"Marion, go down on your knees and answer

were struck dumb. Marion wasn't just anyone. And yet, Debra was humiliating him like

Lexie lost it. "You're not welcome here. I need you to

to pull Marion out. But before she could reach him, he had already

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