Grover was irritated by Debra''s persistence.


    She had always been the type to push when she had the upper hand. Now he was between a rock and a hard ce.


    He had assumed that the couple had gone their separate ways. Who would have thought Marion still had feelings for Debra, who spent her nights at clubs, flirting with strangers?


    "Alright, this is getting boring," Debra said. "Since Miss Trennery is so fond of Marion, you can have him to yourself. I''ll be waiting for you to convince him to divorce me."


    Lara was surprised by how effortlessly she had silenced the father and daughter.


    Debra turned to leave, not sparing a nce at Marion, who was still kneeling in the fountain.


    The crowd was shocked by her dominance. She could fool around, but she wouldn''t allow Marion to do the


    same.


    Lexie rushed forward to help Marion, but he refused to stand up.


    A security guard approached and said, "Mr. Houston? Ady who just left told me you could get up now." Only then did Marion slowly rise from the fountain.


    Lexie''s eyes welled up with tears. "I''m sorry. I never meant for this to happen. I just didn''t want Mrs. Houston to humiliate you like this. All I wanted was for you two to talk things through, but she didn''t appreciate it at all. Why wouldn''t you divorce her?"


    Marion''s voice was ice-cold. "This is between me and my wife. Besides, I never saw this as humiliation."


    With that, he turned and walked out of the hotel.


    Grover''s face was twisted with frustration.


    He had underestimated Debra''s sharpness. The n to drive a wedge between them had failed spectacrly. The strategy should be adjusted.


    He just didn''t understand why Marion was so loyal to a woman like her.


    "Grover..." Lexie started hesitantly.


    "You''re useless." He shot her a withering re.


    Lexie shrank back in fear.


    Once they were in the car, Lara asked tentatively, "Don''t you think that was a bit too much?"


    "You think so, too?" Debra raised an eyebrow.


    "I mean, it was Marion. Making him kneel in the fountain in front of everyone... That was humiliating," Lara said hesitantly.


    "You saw how aggressive Miss Trennery was." Debra''s tone was indifferent. "She went through all that trouble just to dance with Marion. But with a single word from me, he''d be willing to die for me. That was to make them quit thinking about using him."


    What disappointed her was that this trip was fruitless. She hadn''t gotten any useful information.


    The banquet turned out to be just a farce.


    "Didn''t you feel bad at all?" Lara asked again.


    Debra nced at her. "Nope."<fn2075> Chapters first released on find?novel</fn2075>