Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 506

"Marina, Mr. Tempest didn't eat."

Marina's confusion only deepened. "Why not? Was he too busy to eat? If he doesn't have time, just leave the lunchbox in his office-he'll eat when he gets a break. Why did you bring it back?"

Her assistant looked miserable. "Marina, when I got there, Mr. Tempest was in the middle of eating. But there was a woman in his office with him. She was really beautiful."

"What?" Marina shot up from her seat.

"What kind of woman? Was she from The Tempest Group?"

"She didn't look like it. She wasn't wearing a staff badge or uniform, and to be honest, she seemed very familiar with both President Tempest and Mr. Tempest."

The assistant hesitated, then went on. "Marina, do you think she might be some heiress Mr. Tempest is supposed to marry? You know how these high society families are marriages are all about alliances."

Marina clenched her teeth at that.

Ever since she'd deliberately fueled rumors with Orion as a couple, her career in show business had soared.

She genuinely liked Orion-not only was he wealthy and strikingly handsome, but more importantly, despite being a young heir, he was known for keeping his private life scandal-free.

in Northcrest City had good

sights on the Foster family's eldest son. Marrying into the Fosters would have made her a society lady, and with their famously harmonious family, there'd be no messy

where someone tried to seduce him and even spiked his drink. He went straight to the hospital despite the drug's effects, and afterward, that woman was supposedly shipped off to

family heirs, meanwhile, were rumored to be infatuated

twenty-five —but she was realistic: no matter

princess wasn't just born into privilege; she was a scientific prodigy. Of course the sons of the Pierce and Quinn families would fall for her. How could Marina

only one left for her to pursue was

could marry him, she'd not only become a society wife but also get a genius sister-in-law. Maybe one day, she could leverage

for her movie career, and she was counting on Orion's help

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had appeared to seduce

so taken with this woman that he didn't even touch the

she'd prepared

fists. That little witch-just you

should