Chapter 49 Her end of the bargain

Ten minutes later.

Renee sat in the back of the Maybach, her hands placed demurely on her knees, resembling a child caught in a

misdeed.

“So, Mrs. King, was that your idea of a discussion?” Marcelo’s fingers drummed on the armrest.

Renee, rolling her eyes, muttered, “Didn’t you leave?”

“I returned to fetch my wife,” retorted Marcelo.

But Rence was skeptical.

She shot him a doubtful look, unconvinced by his pretext.

Ina

In their sham marriage, trust was a luxury, and she suspected his true motive was to keep her away from Andrew.

“Well, I intended to have a constructive conversation with Catherine,” She explained, redirecting the conversation and justifying her actions. “However, she was uncooperative, so I had to resort to that.”

Marcelo knew Renee was a woman of strong will and that intrigued him a lot.

Catherine always ended up overpowered in Renee’s presence.

Yet now, Renee portrayed herself as having no other option, sounding almost wronged.

She was such a mischievous liar, eh!

After giving her explanation, Renee noticed Marcelo’s lack of response. She looked up, only to see him resting with closed eyes, evidently uninterested in further discussion. She exhaled in relief. Being caught in a conflict was certainly not ideal.

Especially because Renee had consistently cultivated an image of gentleness and decorum, her facade effectively disarmed those in her presence.

As they approached a junction, Renee announced, “I need to visit the hospital. If it’s out of your way, you can drop

ine off here.”

She was prepared to hail a taxi.

Luke, who was driving the car, instantly sensed the tension emanating from Marcelo in the back seat.

Marcelo seemed upset.

Yet, when Luke glanced over, his face was impassive, betraying none of the mounting pressure,

“Head to the hospital, “Marcelo instructed.

“Right away,” Luke acknowledged.

Renee stole a glance at Marcelo, puzzled.

His considerate attitude tonight was… strange.

even offered her a ride to the

he happy that he spent

car halted at the entrance

Marcelo and

eyes fixated on the hospital’s entrance, as though he could see Rence through the walls. Noticing Marcelo’s

“How long do you think she’ll

Renee’s dedication to

be there for some

“Place a bet

the stakes as his bonus was double his salary, paused in

Marcelo,

flick of his slender index finger, tapped the cigar, sending

gesture subtly

two hours?“Luke made a reluctant

with a faint smile, countered,

Ten minutes?

seemed highly unlikely to

held back his doubts, not

prioritize Marcelo, a notion that Luke reluctantly considered

accurate.

he glanced at

mark, Renee, clad in her gradient purple dress, hurried out of

praising, “Wow, Mr King, how

in conversing

attention was fixed on Renee, whose expression conveyed a mix of

disoriented, like a

in thought, Renee didn’t notice Marcelo’s steady gaze until she

He didn’t leave.

presence was a silent affirmation; he had expected

Ten minutes earlier.

by Grace, who

here?” Grace’s eyes held contempt as she

Inappropriate?”

I was at an event. I’ve got a change of clothes in Nana’s

party’s over, and now

felt her

model of devotion, yet dared

to the ward’s door, pointing

her hospital bed, encircled by Rocco and other members of her family.It turns out that the Hudsons had been able to find other relatives of Naomi. Despite her allment, her face lit

hadn’t witnessed on Naomi’s face throughout her

adjusting her hair. “You’re not her family, Renee, you don’t need to come

Not her family?

phrase sent a

was Naomi staring at Rocco so

Rocco refused to

that Rocco’s daughter

her family,” Renee retorted icily. “But where were you and her ‘family‘, when she

not you in

fighting to keep her anger

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