Chapter 702 The Flames of Shame

The moment Dan saw Derrick snap his fingers, his chest tightened.

Before he could react, a series of deafening blasts went off–boom, boom, boom.

Both Dan and Conan turned sharply toward the courtyard.

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The row of luxury cars parked there erupted one after another, fire roaring skyward in a blaze of destruction.

The stench of burning fuel and metal filled the air, acrid and choking.

Dan swung back toward Derrick, eyes bloodshot, lips parting soundlessly. His jaw clenched so tight his teeth ground audibly.

Derrick’s smile only deepened.

“I’ve got plenty more gifts like this.”

The meaning was clear: unless Dan handed over Marie, Derrick would keep burning his world down until he broke.

And just as Derrick predicted, Dan’s composure was already crumbling.

“You really are insane,” he spat.

“That still makes me better than a shameless bastard who covets another man’s wife.”

Those words nailed Dan to the pillar of disgrace.

He let out a bitter laugh. “You think I don’t know the truth about your marriage? You married her because of the elders in the Sheng family, didn’t you? Derrick, you and I–we’re the same.”

Both of them had faced countless obstacles on the road to giving Marie happiness.

But at the words “the same,” Derrick’s smile turned ice–cold.

“You think I’d ever compare myself to you? If I’d faked my death the way you did, Marie would’ve torn me apart.”

of “love” spoken, yet every word

of Marie bringing Derrick to such a point

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at the bite marks swelling on his own face.

The others froze.

Gosh!

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did they realize the swollen marks on Dan’s face

a worried

smooth things over. “It’s nothing. Once we find her, you can let her bite you too. A few more

couldn’t say

had already been boiling inside at the sight of those

it to some childish

Seriously?

think she bit you?” Sebastian snapped at Dan. “Because you tried to force yourself on her, and she

up with bite marks on the face in bed unless the other side resisted with

and still

Inside the castle.

and Sophia had rushed to the

far back, they couldn’t see who

servants, however, were already in

dozen cars were swallowed by flames, fire

out a low whistle. “Impressive. Someone in

Even stepping past its gates was nearly impossible for most people. And yet tonight, his entire fleet had been

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first blast, she hadn’t known what it

nodded. “Arrogant.

no idea Derrick was

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