Chapter 603 Boiling Point


    There was something oddly calming about watching Marie eat.


    “Is the food good today?”


    Marie took the seat across from Ste, who nudged her te of wings toward her. “Try these–they’re amazing.”


    She’d already eaten several of them.


    Ste kept her eyes on Marie’s face, studying her carefully.


    Marie nced up and raised a brow. “Why are you looking at me like that? Rx. It was just a rapist–I’m not that fragile. I’m not about to go jump off a bridge or anything.”


    Ste stayed quiet.


    Of course Marie wouldn’t do something like that.


    Given how badly sheid into Morris, he was probably the one ready to lose it.


    From Ste’s perspective, if Morris had known what the consequences would be, he never would’ve touched herst night–no matter what.


    Suddenly, Marie’s phone buzzed on the table.


    Unknown number.


    She answered without hesitation. “Yeah?”


    “Are you serious right now? You weren’t with Derrickst night?”


    Morris’s voice came through the phone, sharp and trembling with rage–you could practically feel him ready to explode.


    Laid up in a hospital bed, Morris had finally put the pieces together–and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.


    Yeah, wronged.


    He hated to admit it, but he’d finally realized–he took the fall for something he didn’t even do.


    And Derrick… that bastard actually ran?


    The second Morris remembered Marie and Derrick had been togetherst night, hepletely lost it. His chest tightened. Breathing got harder.


    He wanted to tear Derrick apart.


    Marie didn’t miss a beat. Her voice turned icy. “Wow. Morris. How did I never notice what a pathetic excuse


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    for a man you are? Do something and then try to pin it on someone else? What are you, not even a man?”


    Morris growled, “I-”


    “Oh, save it. You sleep with me and then throw Derrick under the bus like it’s nothing? What, trying to start a war between us? Real smart.”


    That must’ve been the n–get her and Derrick to fight. Just what he wanted.


    Derrick had just walked in from outside. He paused mid–step as he caught the tail end of her sentence. His face said it all: What <i>even </i>is this mess?


    “I didn’t sleep with you!” Morris snapped. “Jesus, what is wrong with you?”


    Was this really happening? He couldn’t even exin himself anymore.


    Marie rolled her eyes. “So you’re sticking to that story, huh? Fine. Doesn’t matter. Either way, I’m stilling for you.”


    Now she was just pissed she ever gave a guy like him the time of day.


    Now this? She couldn’t believe she’d ever been into a guy like him.


    That set Morris off. “Marie, what the hell is wrong with you? Why don’t you go after the guy who actually assaulted you instead of ming me for everything?”


    Hepletely lost it. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t exin himself. And he knew exactly why. Because of that fake–death stunt, Marie didn’t believe a single word he said anymore.


    Marie didn’t even flinch. “Keep lying. <i>Go </i>ahead. You’re digging your own grave.”


    Derrick looked away and walked off.


    The butler stepped forward respectfully. “Mr. Derrick.”


    “Where’s Abraham?<b>” </b>


    “In the study.”


    Derrick’s voice was low. “Alright. I’ll go talk to him.”


    Marie was too busy yelling at Morris to notice Derrick. Ste was just as focused on Marie and didn’t see him either.


    Derrick let out a tight breath, somewhere between difort and amusement, then quietly headed upstairs.


    Back on the phone, Morris was spiraling. “Marie, you crazy b*tch! Are you deaf or just stupid? I said it wasn’t mest night-”


    <i>Goddammit</i>. <i>What </i><i>the </i><i>h</i><i>*</i><i>ll </i><i>happened </ist <i>night</i><i>? </i>


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    If he ever found out who’d actually been with her, he’d make sure that guy didn’t walk away in one piece.


    But before he could finish his rant….


    Another voice suddenly came through the call. “Mr. Morris, you can’t get this worked up. Please stay calm. You’re still in the ICU. Mr. Morris? Are you alright? Mr. Morris! Someone get in here! Mr. Morris passed out!”


    Marie and Ste both froze.


    The phone was on speaker, and the volume wasn’t low. Ste heard it all–Morris had just passed out from sheer rage.


    Then chaos erupted in the background.


    One of Morris’s men could be heard shouting, “That b*tch Marie–she’s a walking disaster!”


    “I swear, I’m going to kill that woman myself. Look what she did to Mr. Morris!”


    The room was filled with fury.


    It sounded like the doctors had rushed in to revive him.


    Ste looked at Marie instinctively. She’d already seen the video–Marie had gone hard on Morris.


    But hearing it live, hearing how bad it actually got? It hit differently.


    Now that Morris hadnded in the ICU–and had literally passed out from fury–his guys were losing their minds.


    Someone in the background shouted, “For real, who the hell was with herst night? Why doesn’t she go after the guy who actually slept with her instead of beating the crap out of Mr. Morris?”


    Another voice snapped, “Yeah! He was with us all night. What, you think he cloned himself or something?”


    The yelling escted fast.


    And now? They all wanted Marie dead for what happened to Morris.


    Marie didn’t say a word.


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