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Weren’t they about to start fighting? How did things change so drastically in just a few minutes?

Marie glanced at Stella and hissed, “Huh? You think Derrick, that bastard, is up to something shady?”

Of course he is.

Otherwise, how could someone change so fast? Marie didn’t buy it not at all.

Stella nodded. “Yeah, definitely something shady.”

Just within one hour.

Everything had flipped. Dan, who was basically a stranger to Marie now, suddenly started acting all affectionate with her over the phone.

No doubt about it…

“And that black–hearted Dan even trashed me during the call.”

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He knew Derrick was right there and still said it on purpose.

Wasn’t he clearly trying to make Derrick think she, Marie, had stolen those documents to give to Dan?

At the mention of Dan, Stella didn’t even know what to say.

Thankfully, Marie still had her wits about her and didn’t fall for it just because of what Dan said.

Marie smacked her forehead. “How could this man be so filthy inside?”

They’d had something in the past, for god’s sake.

And now he was throwing her under the bus like this–was that really necessary?

And what did he even gain from it? If Derrick came after her, how would that help him?

Did he even realize that Derrick had been driven into a rage monster by Abraham over the past few years?

If Donnick an

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If Derrick snapped, he wasn’t going to hold back.

about how Derrick had actually brought weapons when he came to see

crush Dan with her bare hands, her jaw clenched

one more blow. “He’s the guy you used to

twitched. “Exactly. Was I blind back then? How did I

that?”

the jewelry earlier,

But now…

her like this, Stella finally felt some

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daughter of the Dawson family. She

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she knew how to

if Derrick wants to marry you tomorrow,

idea in the first place, and Derrick had been pretty riled up at the

her back

That shift-it was unreal.

she really marry

both gone at each other hard during their arguments. But now that Derrick was the

had no clue what kind

might be

started to hesitate.

at Stella. “Should

shook her head

“No.”

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in

does it feel so off when Derrick’s the

of nowhere. It made Marie completely unsure just how dark

were.

do you think he suddenly

change had

Derrick had

idea what made Derrick change his mind, which made

Exactly.

to tie Derrick down with

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since the shift came from Derrick and it clearly carried some hidden motive, she needed to be

of them

to the door, they were

was being a