Her Hidden Crowns (Suzanne and Austin)

Chapter 332

The apartment was a simple one-bedroom unit with minimal furnishings-a long, old-fashioned wooden recliner and a bulky, outdated TV sitting atop a TV cabinet.

A breeze blew in through the glass window, carrying a faint musty scent.

From this day forward, she could finally leave this place behind. She would earn money and take her mother away to live a better life.

Cheryl felt a surge of determination.

Just as she got up from the chair to start packing her clothes, the doorbell suddenly rang. She paused, frowning in confusion as she yelled, "Who is it?"

Her mother was in the hospital, and she rarely had visitors. She wasn't close to her neighbors, and hardly anyone ever came looking for her. She hesitated briefly before walking toward the door.

When she opened it, she saw Marley standing tall in a dark gray suit. His handsome face was set in an icy expression as his piercing gaze locked onto her.

Cheryl's face turned pale. Her body reacted instinctively as she immediately tried to shut the door.

But Marley was faster, shooting his hand out to block the door. His voice was cold and filled with displeasure. "What's wrong? Now that you've found a new sugar daddy, you don't want to see me anymore?"

exuded a violent rage as if

against his strength. In just seconds,

more suffocating. His gaze swept across the room before he turned to her and sneered,

instead of this filthy dump. After taking so

flickered in Marley's eyes as he stared at Cheryl

stood at the entrance and pointed toward the

a thousand needles piercing viciously

but right now, the pain she felt was still unbearable. Even breathing

the distance between them. His overpowering

her back hit the wall. With

made Marley's eyes grow darker and colder. Without warning, he forcefully grabbed her chin, forcing her to look up

fixed on her as he spoke in a low voice. "What? You haven't even become a big star yet, and you're already acting like

how he saw her? At that moment, her heart turned cold. But then... in the next second,

for herself. So, was

to hurt from his grip, but she clenched her teeth tightly, refusing to cry. In a barely audible tone, she tried

not enough? You want to sleep with other

her