NovelEnglishChapter 0326 Marcus stormed toward Valerie, gripping her waist tightly and lifting her off the ground. Her tear-streaked face met his fiery glare, and Maximus's pained expression wasn't far behind. Marcus's mind raced with a flood of chaotic thoughts.
"Valerie, haven't you had enough? Hasn't today been enough for you? Answer me!" Marcus shouted, his voice filled with raw fury.
"Marcus, letgo! Please, you're hurting me! I don't like how you're holding me-you're hurting me!" Valerie cried, fear flashing in her eyes, Maximus immediately stood and moved to help her, but one of Marcus's bodyguards stepped in, blocking his path.
"Sir, it's best you stay out of this and let my boss leave with his wife," the guard said firmly, his tone making it clear he wouldn't allow interference.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMarcus was unraveling. His day had spiraled from bad to worse, starting with the revelation that Serenity wasn't Peter's daughter, but Maximus's. The man he despised most in the world had been tied to his family all along And now, after searching frantically for his wife, he found her in Maximus's arms. His rage boiled over as he roughly dragged Valerie away.
"You and I need to talk. We're not going htonight," Marcus said, his voice cold and final.
Valerie shivered as a chill ran down her spine. She recognized that look in his eyes-the slook she'd seen the night Peter died. Back then, Marcus's fury had been directed at the Palmers. But now, it was aimed at her. Nothing good could cfrom this.
"Marcus, please, just letgo," Valerie begged, her voice quivering.
"Oh, I'll let you go, but in the car," Marcus snapped, opening the door of his SUV and shoving her into the back seat.
A bodyguard slid into the driver's seat, rolled up the privacy window, and locked the doors, leaving Valerie effectively trapped. Marcus didn't get in right away. Instead, he turned and walked back to where Maximus stood.
from my "I'm going to say this one last time," Marcus said, his voice low and menacing. "Stay the hell away family. If you don't, there will be consequences. I've been patient with you and your disgusting family for too long. Don't push me. Your father, your wife, your precious little 'brother'-they're all on my list. But you? If you so much as look for Valerie or Serenity again, I might just take it out on your daughter.” "Bartz, you son of a bitch!" Maximus shouted, panic evident in his voice. “Leave Laura out of this! Don't you dare hurt Mary either! Don't you- "You know what you need to do to keep your daughter safe," Marcus interrupted, cutting him off. "And as for my wife... Hurt her? Do you think I'm like you? With what moral high ground do you lecture me? You're the one who hurt Valerie first. Don't you dare tellhow to treat my wife.” Without another word, Marcus turned his back on Maximus and strode toward the SUV.
Once inside, he slammed his fist against the glass partition, signaling the driver to start moving. Valerie sat in the backseat, a trembling mess of tears. The man sitting across from her felt unfamiliar, almost alien, and it terrified her.
"Valerie... I was really worried about you," Marcus said flatly, his tone devoid of any warmth.
"Oh, were you?" Valerie retorted bitterly. "You didn't seem too worried earlier when Alexia was all over you. Did you even think aboutthen?" #25 BONUS Chapter 0326 "Valerie, what the hell are you talking about?" Marcus asked, his frustration rising.
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"Don't play dumb, Marcus," Valerie snapped, her voice shaking with anger. "That woman uses everym to excuse to what get close to you, and today, you let her. You pushedaway, but her? You let her near. Does it bother you, you saw tonight? Because that's exactly how I felt back in that boardroom." "What the hell are you talking about? Oh, so now you're the victim?" Marcus said, his tone laced with sarcasm.
"You hurttoday, Marcus," Valerie said, her voice breaking. "You forgot who we are. I know I didn't handle things well. I know keeping the truth about Serenity fro from you was wrong.
But you have no idea what I went through to make that decision. Peter wanted it this way, and I thought it was right at the time. Why couldn't you just talk to me? Why couldn't we handle this like we always have?" "Valerie, for God's sake!" Marcus shouted. "Do you even hear yourself? You lied tofor seventeen years! You had plenty of tto tellthe truth. Don't you think?"
Valerie wiped her tears and took a deep breath. "Marcus, I'm exhausted. Let's calm down and talk tomorrow. Anything I say tonight, you won't hear anyway. I just want to go home." Chapter 0327
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