Chapter 520 Who the Hell Records That!
That “I do” was firm and loud.
Anyone hearing it might’ve thought Marie <b>had </b>been secretly in love with Derrick for years and was <b>finally </b><b>getting </b>her <b>wish</b>.
When the recording yed, Marie <b>was </bpletely stunned… No way. <i>This </i><b><i>guy </i></b><b><i>actually </i></b><b><i>recorded </i></b><b><i>that</i></b><b><i>? </i></b>
If he wasn’t working <b>as </b><b>a </b>spy, then what a waste of talent.
After the recording ended, Evelyn turned to Marie. “So you agreed?”
“No, I-”
“Sounded pretty happy
me.”
Yeah, Evelyn had definitely heard a cheerful
Marie’s mouth twitched. “That wasn’t… den Marie’s <i>voice </i>in that <i>recording</i>.
wasn‘
Happy? That wasn’t happiness, that was schadenf
Evelyn and Derrick went off to the study.
what it sounded like.”
Ste helped Marie fix her clothes, while Marie kept grumbli
“That shameless Derrick. What the hell is wrong with <i>hi </i>
nonstop.
Who the hell thinks to record something at a time like that?”
Seriously, who does that? Normal people wouldn’t even think of it.
“But Derrick did…”
Marie scowled. “That bastard.”
Ugh, she was fuming.
Ste nodded. “You said it yourself. He’s shameless. Who knows what he recorded that for?”
At that, Marie’s <b>face </b>darkened again.
Exactly. What was Derrick nning with that recording?
Ste guessed, “Trying to ckmail my brother?”
Marie pped her hands. “Right! He and Abraham were in the study talking at the time–he must’ve been recording Abraham.”
That had to be it.
She’d walked in and seen just Derrick and Abraham in the study. What else could it be?
Hearing that, Ste paused.
Then she picked up her phone. “I’m calling Abraham.”
<b>What </b>the hell was Derrick up to? Recording while talking to Abraham?
<b>That </b><b>wasn’t </b>something a normal person would do.
The <b>call </b>went through quickly.
“Is the wedding dress here<b>?</b><b>” </b>Abraham asked.
“No,” she said.
Not <b>yet</b>.
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Chapter 520 Who the Hell Records That!
Abraham chuckled. “Then you miss me already<b>? </b><b>I’ve </b>only been gone thirty minutes<b>.</b><b>” </b>
His voice was warm and doting. Ste’s cheeks turned pink. She instinctively nced at Marie beside her.
Marie, having just been emotionally wrecked, red in annoyance.
Ste quickly turned <b>away </b>and cupped the phone. “No, that’s not it.”
“Oh? Then what is it<b>, </b>Ste?”
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“Derrick came just now to take Marie to get married, and he yed a recording. We think he recorded the conversation with you. Probably trying to use it against you.”
She quickly got to the point.
On the other end, Abraham’s gaze turned cold behind his gold–rimmed <b>sses</b>.
“He recorded me?<b>” </b>
“Yeah. He said Marie would never agree to marry him, and then suddenly yed a clip of her saying ‘I do.’ We’re thinking… he was recording when you two were talking. What he really caught, only you would know. He’s probably trying to pin something on you.”
In just a few words, she covered the whole picture.
Abraham’s eyes narrowed. If Derrick was scheming while talking to him…
<i>So</i><i>, </i><i>you’re </i><i>tired </i><i>of </i>living <i>well </i><i>in Falvaria</i><i>? </i>Back in Paggina, the guy had been desperate to return.
Abraham said coldly, “Don’t worry. He wouldn’t dare.”
ckmail him?
That would mean Derrick had a death wish.
Ste added, “Still, be careful around him. Even if he’s smoothed things over with you and Mom, Marie and I don’t buy it.”
Abraham had said Derrick was a good person.
But Ste didn’t believe that. Neither did Marie.
That mess all those years ago–Derrick might’ve made it sound reasonable, and some of it even added up. But after so long, the details were fuzzy.
Abraham replied, “I know.”
“Okay, I’ll hang up. Go back to work.”
“Mm.”
After hanging up, Abraham’s eyes were icy. He took off his sses and rubbed his aching temples. “Have all of Derrick’s ims been verified?”
Abel nodded. “All of them. They check out.”
Abraham didn’t respond. He slid his <b>sses </b>back on, but the chill in his eyes lingered.
Abel hesitated, then asked, “Are we really going to let Ms. Marie marry Mr. Derrick?”
“Marie’s got her own mind. She’ll run Derrick straight into a nervous breakdown.”
<b>At </b>that, Abel’s mouth twitched.
No lies detected.
No one knew what Derrick was really nning by suddenly proposing to Marie.
But the man had <b>clearly </b>forgotten one thing<b>–</b>Marie and Evie <b>were </b>Falvaria’s most dangerous women. Period.