Loraine. With his face blank, Marco nodded slightly in greeting and blocked Trevor from Loraine.
Trevor was shocked and gave them an awkward smile. After attempting a few more words, he turned back to find
others to talk to.
Loraine had enough of Marco’s abnormal behavior.
“What on earth are you doing, Marco?”
Marco looked at her and clutched her hand as though declaring her as his own.
“As your partner, it's my duty to keep those terrible men away from you.”
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Loraine yanked her hand back and nearly exploded in Laughter. Did Marco not realize he was the most terrible
man present?
Her gaze turned to Trevor, and she asked, “And Trevor?”
Being the chief of the police, he couldn't be considered as someone bearing bad intentions against her, could
he?
Marco lifted his head and said matter-of-factly, “He let Kristy spread the rumor about the plane accident, so he is
actually an irresponsible person. We had to be the ones to rectify the situation ourselves in the end. He is not
someone we can trust.”
Loraine felt choked by Marco's words. She truly regretted attending this party with him more than anything.
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What was the man’s problem exactly?
It seemed he had grown more and more aberrant after the divorce.
She was shocked by all of this, just as she had been about the flowers.
It was such a large bouquet, she wasn’t even able to find somewhere to keep it. She ended up having to request
the hotel staff get her a huge vase to keep the flowers in.
Now, she was being isolated from every man at this party.
Although it did indeed save her a bit of stress, Loraine was unable to make small talk with the other attendees,
not to mention discuss the prospect of a business cooperation with them.
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She stole a peek in Marco's direction, deep in thought.
She had to find a way to get rid of him.
At that moment, a voice cfrom the microphone. It seemed someone was testing the equipment.
Eaton moved over to the stage and gave the audience a smile. “Ladies and gentlemen, | am here to thank you
all for coming to this banquet tonight. Adding to that, | want to give thanks to Mr. Bryant and Miss
Torres. They saved all the lives on the plane with their bravery. Let's give them a great show of hands in
appreciation!”
Eaton appeared very sincere on the stage. It was as though the earlier conflict they had had never happened at
all