The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

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“You’re still talking about marriage? At this rate, I don’t even know if Marie can make it back for ours.”

Even though Stella hadn’t been following outside affairs closely, she still knew Ashen Pact was in total chaos.

Abraham said simply, “She’ll be there.”

Yet in truth, with Stella carrying triplets, even he worried the scale of a wedding might be too much for her. Postponing the ceremony had already been discussed.

Meanwhile, Marie had just ended the call with Abraham and now paced the floor in front of Derrick.

She walked back and forth so much that his eyes nearly crossed.

Finally, as she passed him again, he grabbed her and hauled her into his arms. “What did your brother say? Hm?”

Marie, still bristling from the conversation, blurted, “He thinks we haven’t been ruthless enough with Ashen Pact. We need to push harder.”

“Push harder until they hand over Tessa.”

Derrick’s lips curved. Ruthless? That he could respect.

When it came to making decisions, he bowed to no one–except Abraham. And if Abraham wanted Ashen Pact pushed, then pushed it would be.

“So,” Derrick said with a gleam in his eye, “you want me to be harsher on Dan?”

Marie narrowed her eyes. “What are you implying?”

“I’m warning you now,” he said with a low chuckle. “If I go hard, I don’t stop. Don’t come crying later.”

Her mouth twitched. She slapped at his chest. “Who are you calling a crybaby?”

He caught her hand easily and pressed a kiss into her palm.

tickled, prickling up her arm until she

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“You-” Marie’s voice faltered.

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a certain girl who once cried herself blind,” Derrick

“You say you

don’t cry,

“Shut up.”

the

hated when anyone

then Dan had died before her eyes–died in her arms. How

loved him.

a long time after his death, she couldn’t

who was normally bold, carefree, and fearless

her. Doctors, therapists–none of it had spared

when Derrick mentioned those tears, all she felt was

she snapped,

turned into nothing but a cruel joke by that

closer

me go,”

Marie.” His voice cut through her fury,

storm after

wrist, the other wrapped

their breaths

my wife now. Everything I do to Dan—it’s just settling the debts of the past.

dropped. “It’s over, Come home with me and

landed heavy

you forget our marriage is a

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