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But now who was going to explain to her that Tessa had been in Victor's hands the whole t-and her own

brother had known! Her own brother...

“You really are my brother; gosh.”

Marie was livid; she tore into Abraham over the phone without mercy.

“Where's Derrick?” Abraham asked.

“Why are you asking about Derrick? You're the one who screwed up, and now you want to drag Derrick into it?

Since when does Derrick owe you anything?”

The second Abraham mentioned Derrick, Marie snapped even harder.

Sitting across from her, Derrick heard her words and his eyes lit up instantly. She was... defending him in front of

Abraham.

“Put Derrick on the phone,” Abraham said.

“No need for Derrick. What, you think the mess you made is something Derrick has to explain for you? Abraham,

you—"

“Marie!”

Abraham cut her off before she could finish.

That cold, hard tone only fueled her anger. “You're raising your voice atnow? What right do you have to yell

at me?”

“You can’t even apologize, and you're yelling at me?”

Her fury spiked higher; tears spilled before she could stop them.

She almost never cried. Yet here she was-driven to tears by Abraham. Derrick’s face, which had just brightened

a moment ago, darkened again.

“You've got no sense,” Abraham said coldly. “And you still expect an apology?”

“What? Do you even hear yourself? Did you really just say I've got no sense?”

Damn it... Tessa’s mother had been in the Ashen Pact’s hands; right at that critical moment, Tessa disappeared.

Wasn't it natural-wasn’t it obvious-to suspect the Ashen Pact first? No, not just suspect; to be

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convinced.

Back then the Ashen Pact and Diana had been at each other's throats...

How was that “having no sense“?

“Abraham, you've gone too far!” Maric shouted into the phone.

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But just as she finished yelling, the line went dead-cut off by the sound of a cold beep, beep.

Marie froze.

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“He hung up on me? Wait-he really hung up on me! How could he hang up on me? He hasn't even apologized

yet!”

She was furious. After what he’d done, wasn’t an apology the least he owed me? Or was | simply not worthy of

one?

Marie's face scrunched tight with anger.

Hearing her talk about an apology, Derrick let out a derisive laugh. “Since when has he ever apologized for

anything? Three years ago, when the truth cout and he shreddedthe way he did-did he ever say sorry?”

Three years ago had been brutal for Derrick.

Because of that incident, Abraham had torn into him—and into the entire Tom family— without mercy.

And in the end? Once it was over, hadn't he owed them an apology?

Marie went quiet. Hearing that only made her feel even more crushed.

Still, she muttered bitterly, “But he apologized to Stella, didn’t he?”

“Not the same,” Derrick snorted. “That shameless bastard-1 don’t even know when he first set his eyes on that

little thing.”

When it cto Abraham and Stella, nobody had seen it at first.

Everyone thought he treated her like a younger sister; the way he protected her was just like a doting brother

shielding his sibling.

But was Abraham a brother complex to the bone? Clearly not-he never treated Marie that way.

In the end, it wasn't a sister at all; he’d been raising her as his little wife.

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Marie still fumed. “And Stella-really, she must have known too, right? She lied toas well...”

Her voice cracked with genuine hurt as she accused Stella of deceiving her.

“They're husband and wife,” Derrick said flatly.

Marie was speechless.

Derrick’s words cut sharper than any blade.

She was about to lash out again when Derrick’s phone rang.

It was Abraham.

“Your brother,” Derrick said.

Marie huffed angrily. “He just loves setting us up, huh-"

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What did this mean? She was defending him again?

And that little us... it curled the corners of his mouth into a grin that didn’t match the moment.

He picked up and put it on speaker. “Hello.”

“What did you say to her this time?” Abraham’s voice demanded.

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Marie hadn't gotten a clear look at who Victor was holding earlier.

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This girl had been worrying herself sick a moment ago, afraid Victor had no real feelings for Tessa.

Yet the second she learned Tessa had been by his side the whole time, she was livid.

“She poured out her heart to the unworthy,” Derrick muttered, his tone dripping with spite.

Who he meant was clear enough.

Marie went quiet. Couldn't have said it better, wasn’t that exactly what I'd done?

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