Chapter 584 The Demon’s Bride
No one would’ve believed it unless they saw it with their own eyes–Marie and Derrick, fighting like cats and dogs while registering their marriage. The insults had flown back and forth even as the papers were signed.
Eileen squinted at her, confused. “Seriously though, what’s going on with you two? You never even mentioned Derrick before. Isn’t he supposed to be into your family’s little tail?”
Marie snorted. “Him? Like Ste? Look at that guy–he doesn’t even like himself. You think he’s capable of liking anyone?”
Eileen blinked. “Huh?<b>” </b>
That couldn’t be right. All of Falvaria knew Ste had once been Derrick’s fiancée. Now she was set to marry Abraham.
The whole situation was strange enough, and things only got murkier after Evelyn started posting cryptic messages. Everyone used to think Ste had just been the adopted daughter of the Dawson family, but Evelyn’s words made it sound like Ste had always been raised as a daughter–inw.
Especially thetest post, dropped in the middle of the night: <i>The </i><i>Dawson </i><i>family’s </i><i>daughter</i><i>–</i><i>in</i><i>–</iw is <i>not </i><i>someone </i><i>just </i><i>anyone </i><i>can </i><i>question</i><i>. </i>Every word rang with unshakable pride.
It was clear someone had said something to set Evelyn off–and she wasn’t having it.
Marie knocked back another drink. “Derrick’s just some walking corpse who’s been trying to get under my
brother’s skin for years. Dark–hearted and petty. There’s no way we’d let him <i>get </i>his hands on my sister.”
Her voice was calm, but every syble oozed disdain.
The girls exchanged a nce.
“So what–now you’re the one suffering in his ce?”
It wasn’t a casual fling. They’d gotten married.
Everyone in the room knew how much Marie adored her little sister. But this? This was something else.
Marie rolled her eyes. “You think I’m suffering? Do I look like the kind of woman who’s gonna share someone’s hardships and ride out the storm by his side?”
“Then what’s your y?”
“Revenge.”
The word dropped like a rock in a still pond.
Revenge?
They shouldn’t have been surprised. Marie had every reason to want payback. Three years ago, the Dawson family had been gutted. Her friends had all stepped in–offering resources, connections, anything they had
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That <b>was </b>the difference between her and someone like Lilian from Rivermount. Lilian had a hundred friends who vanished the moment things got rough. Marie, on the other hand, had people ready to throw down for her.
Eileen hissed. “You’re serious about this? You’re actually using yourself as bait?”
Julia nodded along. “What kind of five–dimensional chess move <b>is </b>this, exactly?”
Marriage as a revenge tactic? That was a first.
Marie didn’t bother to exin. She poured herself another drink and downed it in one go. “I’m gonna drain the Tom family dry. Watch me.”
The room went quiet for a beat.
Was she serious? The Tom family was a giant. Bleeding them out wasn’t exactly a weekend project.
She didn’t care to keep exining. “Enough about Derrick. Didn’t you say you saw that rat Evie?”
Eileen flinched. “She took off before you got here. Saw me and Julia and bolted. Probably figured you’d be right behind us.”
Marie’s eyes narrowed. “You didn’t stop her?”
“We tried,” Julia said grimly, rolling up her sleeve to show a bruised patch of skin. “She nailed me pretty good.”
“You’re kidding. She hit you?”
“We both tried to hold her back,” Eileen added. “Didn’t matter. The woman’s built like a street fighter.”
Marie clenched her jaw. “I swear to God, if I catch that bitch…”
Evie had stolen a pile of her favorite things and skipped town. The fact that she’d shown her face in Falvaria again only made Marie more furious.
“I’ve already got people watching for her,” Eileen offered.
“No need. I’ll handle it myself.” Marie mmed back another shot. “I leaned on you guys enough three years ago. I’ll clean this one up on my own.”
The three women sat huddled in the booth, passing drinks and muttering curses, united by fury.
Meanwhile, across town, Derrick’s group had gone from joking to dead serious.
After learning the real reason behind Derrick’s sudden marriage to Marie, no one had much to say.
They’d all assumed he’d married her to strike back at the Tom family.
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But Derrick’s tone was dark. “Dan… that bastard vanished for half a year. Don’t tell me that wasn’t deliberate. I’m telling you–he got close to Marie for a reason.”
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