“Marina, you have to bear the consequences of what you did. | won't help you, and | will ask the Lawyer to deal
with it seriously!”
Marina becirate at Marco's unfavorable response and thunder brewed behind her eyes. She stood up and
berated him.
“Marco, do you still consider yourself a part of our family? Why are you so obsessed with this bitch? She is just
an outsider!”
Marco's brows furrowed.
Marina was the type of person who enjoyed preying on the vulnerable while cowering before the strong. She
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but he remained unperturbed.
“You have repeatedly made mistakes. Even though you are my sister, | cannot defend you this time.”
Abruptly, Marina erupted in anger. “I am not your sister! You~"
“Marina!” Marco snapped, hands balling into tight fists.
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Aware that she had almost revealed a secret, Marina muttered, “So, you refuse to help me. Fine, | will seek
assistance elsewhere! You can taketo court for all | care!”
Marina’s limbs itched to dash down the stairs, but the passage was barricaded by Loraine and Marco.
She gritted her teeth and sprinted to the upper floor.
Loraine knitted her brows as she watched Marina’s retreating figure.
Concerned, Marco swiveled to face Loraine and clasped her shoulder.
“Loraine, are you alright?”
“I'm fine,” Loraine replied, averting her gaze.
“But | have a hunch something’s wrong with Marina. Be careful.”
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Marco chuckled and shook his head.
“What harm could she possibly inflict on us? Our mother spoiled her. A willful and brainless girl, she only knows
to be stubborn.”
Loraine didn’t think so.
“In the past, Marina wouldn't say something like you are not his brother.”
Marina was aware that Marco was the head of the Bryant family. No matter how incensed she was, she would
never publicly defy him.
She was rather strange today.
Marina’s reaction to Loraine’s mention of Laura and Ashton’s scandals was intriguing, too.