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Marie started moving without another word.
Derrick immediately grabbed her slim waist. Marie wasn’t used to being touched there–and she snapped.
“Get your damn hands off me!”
As she raised her hand to p Derrick, his face instantly darkened. What the hell? Most women melted the second he touched their waist.
But Marie? She turned into a total hellcat.
He caught her slender wrist in one move. “Enough. You think I’m dying to touch you? I wouldn’t take you if someone paid me.”
“If you don’t want me, why the hell are you touching me? Bastard!”
She raised her other hand to hit him again.
Derrick’s temples throbbed in frustration.
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“I don’t want you, and no one else ever will. You’re gonna die alone, just watch.”
That one hit low.
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For any woman–especially one who wasn’tcking in any way–that kind of curse was brutal.
Marie definitely wasn’t letting that slide. ?? ??? ?????
“You damn bastard!”
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Derrick snorted. “You’ve got a nasty temper, dark as coal too. I’m just being honest. Go out and ask around. -who the hell would want someone like you?”
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If she didn’t rip that mouth of his apart today, she’d never be able to let it go.
Meanwhile, Ste and Abraham exchanged nces.
Ste wanted to step in–but Abraham dragged her away before she could move.
All the way upstairs.
Ste broke free from hisrge hand. “What the hell are you doing? I-
“She doesn’t need your help.”
He wasn’t wrong.
The way Marie was going at Derrick, there was no way she’d end up on the losing side.
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Still, Ste couldn’t help being mad. After all, Derrick was the reason she and Abraham had been separated for so many years.
That grudge tainted everything. At this point, no matter what Derrick did in front of her, it would always feel wrong.
“You’re awfully rxed about this. The Tom family isn’t exactly simple anymore, you know.”
Especially that stepmother of Derrick’s. When she first married into the Tom family, she acted like such a saint.
But now, she was making more and more moves.
Let’s be honest–it was all to snatch up more of the inheritance for her two kids.
Hearing Ste’s concerns, Abraham’s lips curled into a faint smile. “The Tom family can be asplicated as they want. Your sister’s not falling for any of it.”
<i>Oh</i>… that’s <i>true</i>.
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No matter what kind of schemes they had lined up for Derrick and Marie, Marie wasn’t the type to take the bait.
Which meant all their plots would bepletely useless.
Getting ready for the banquet.
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There’s usually never enough food at these things, and Ste was pregnant–naturally, the whole household revolved around her.
Evelyn, who was out <i>at </i>the moment, called in.
“Have the kitchen prepare something for Ste. Make sure she eats first.”
“Understood.”
The butler answered respectfully.
Not that she needed to worry–Abraham had already taken care of it.
Plus, Ste was getting sleepy.
Abraham took her back to their room, nning to let her nap for an hour before getting up to eat and head
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But as soon as they entered the room, Abraham got a call.
No telling what the person on the other end said, but his expression shifted slightly. Covering the receiver, he looked at Ste.
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“Just take a nap for now. Later, you and Marie can head to the banquet together. No rush, okay?”
Ste sighed. “Busy again?”
Ever since they came back to Falvaria, Abraham had been swamped nonstop.
He gave a soft “yeah,” rubbed the top of her soft hair, and turned to leave.
Ste really was feeling drowsy.
She climbed into bed, nning to sleep a bit.
But just as she closed her eyes, her phone rang.
It was Tessa.
“Did you try to strip Victor again?” Ste asked tly.
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“Or did you tell him something crazy like, ‘Let’s get married right now?”
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So those two options were Ste’s go–to guesses now whenever Tessa did something dumb around Victor?
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Either she stripped him or said somethingpletely insane.
Tessa groaned. “Remember when I told you I was scared to like him?”
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Ste thought for a moment. Yeah, that had happened.
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Since Tessa kept trying to peel clothes off Victor, Ste had started to suspect she actually liked him.
“I remember. So what?”
Please don’t tell me she got in trouble with Victor again because of that.
You couldn’t really me Ste for thinking this way–Tessa getting into trouble with Victor was practically routine at this
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Tessa sighed. “He asked me why I was scared to like him.”
<i>…</i>Huh?
<i>What </i><b><i>was </i></b><i>going </i>on<i>? </i>
From what Ste knew, that didn’t sound like something Victor would say.
“And what did you say?”
That question carried a lot of weight.
Ste couldn’t quite process everything at once.
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Tessa groaned again. “I didn’t dare say anything. Anyway, forget about me screwing up-
“Then what do you want to talk about?”
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