Upon Marco's return, Liza assumed he had reconsidered his actions and regained composure. With a smile, she
promptly summoned Laura from the kitchen and spoke up.
“It's been ages since we last gathered. Marco, your mother and Marina have been keeping a low profile and not
stirring up any trouble. Your mother has even taken up cooking and has whipped up something special.
Why don’t you stay for dinner?”
Liza remained oblivious to the serious expression on Marco's face since his arrival, while Laura instantly grew
flustered as soon as she laid eyes on him.
Disregarding Liza's attempts to please him, Marco cast a cold glance at
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Laura and Marina, his voice deep and menacing. “Did you two employ the individuals spreading rumors about
Loraine online?”
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Taken aback, Liza peered at Laura and Marina for a while. Then she turned her eyes back to Marco, her voice a
quiver of bewilderment.
“Marco, what in the world are you saying?”
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She had only moments before vouched that the two women hadn't stirred any ruckus. Had they truly wreaked
havoc under her watch?
Yet her question was met with only silence.
Laura’s cheeks flushed with panic, wanting to deny the accusation, but
Marina let the truth slip. “Marco, how’d you figure it out?”
Laura’s eyes dimmed, she felt Lightheaded.
Marco's lips curled into a scornful smirk, choosing not to respond to their queries.
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Laura and Marina stared, their eyes wide with shock.
With a grit of her teeth, Marina plucked up the courage to retort, “Why aren't you givingmy allowance? | am
the rightful Bryant heiress, and you're nothing but a bastard!”
The thought of being without an allowance seemed more daunting to
Marina than her fear of Marco. What self-respecting woman from a rich family would lead such a pitiful
existence?
The subject of his illegitimacy stung Marco, leaving him momentarily speechless, his face clouded with anger.
Liza, snapping back to her senses, commanded, “Shut up, Marina!
Regardless, Marco is the CEO of Bryant Group. You've no right to spew such rubbish!”