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“You're still talking about marriage? At this rate, | don’t even know if Marie can make it back for ours.”
Even though Stella hadn't been following outside affairs closely, she still knew Ashen Pact was in total chaos.
Abraham said simply, “She’ll be there.”
Yet in truth, with Stella carrying triplets, even he worried the scale of a wedding might be too much for her.
Postponing the ceremony had already been discussed.
Meanwhile, Marie had just ended the call with Abraham and now paced the floor in front of Derrick.
She walked back and forth so much that his eyes nearly crossed.
Finally, as she passed him again, he grabbed her and hauled her into his arms. “What did your brother say?
Hm?”
Marie, still bristling from the conversation, blurted, “He thinks we haven't been ruthless enough with Ashen Pact.
We need to push harder.”
“Push harder until they hand over Tessa.”
Derrick’s lips curved. Ruthless? That he could respect.
When it cto making decisions, he bowed to no one-except Abraham. And if Abraham wanted Ashen Pact
pushed, then pushed it would be.
“So,” Derrick said with a gleam in his eye, “you wantto be harsher on Dan?”
Marie narrowed her eyes. “What are you implying?”
“I'm warning you now,” he said with a low chuckle. “If | go hard, | don’t stop. Don’t ccrying later.”
Her mouth twitched. She slapped at his chest. “Who are you calling a crybaby?”
He caught her hand easily and pressed a kiss into her palm.
The warmth tickled, prickling up her arm until she shivered.
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“You-" Marie's voice faltered.
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but | recall a certain girl who once cried herself blind,” Derrick teased.
“You say you
don’t cry,
“Shut up.”
the
She hated when anyone brought up past.
Yes, back then Dan had died before her eyes-died in her arms. How could she not collapse?
She had loved him. Truly loved him.
For a long tafter his death, she couldn't stop crying.
A woman who was normally bold, carefree, and fearless had broken down into endless tears.
The whole Dawson family had worried for her. Doctors, therapists-none of it had spared her from the grief.
Now, when Derrick mentioned those tears, all she felt was mockery.
“You bastard,” she snapped, furious.
It burned her up inside. A love so deep, turned into nothing but a cruel joke by that dog Dan.
Derrick tugged her closer by the wrist.
“Letgo,” she hissed.
“Listen to me, Marie.” His voice cut through her fury, suddenly serious, his gaze sharp and unwavering.
Even she, who had weathered storm after storm, felt her heart jolt.
One hand clamped around her wrist, the other wrapped firm around her waist.
So close, their breaths tangled.
“You're my wife now. Everything | do to Dan—it’s just settling the debts of the past. Understand?”
His voice dropped. “It's over, Chwithand live as mine.”
The word mine landed heavy between them, thick with possessiveness.
Marie swallowed hard. “You... you forget our marriage is a deal?”
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Derrick’s mouth twisted into a smirk. “A deal?”
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Marie froze. What was he saying?
Before she could react, his grip tightened, pulling her down against him.
His lips crashed into hers, warm and unyielding, breath mingling until her mind went blank.
She struggled, but her strength was nothing against his.
The more she resisted, the more relentless he became.
until she was dizzy, gasping, the fight draining out of her-only then did he let go.
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His eyes danced with mockery now, gleaming in amusement.
“You... you-" Marie stammered.
“Legal and binding,” Derrick said with a wicked smile.
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