NovelEnglishChapter 399: Marissa acted like a model of good behavior. After Burnet's reprimand, she bowed her head, pretending to feel hurt.
Xander countered, "Burnet, Tiffany and Connor are only pretending to be married to please Mrs. Arabella Daniels. They plan to divorce soon. You shouldn't scold Tiffany like that." Bushot Xander a fierce look and warned, “I didn't think you'd be eager to step in as another man's children's stepfather." Usually, Burnet's intense stare would have intimidated Xander. Today, however, he felt unusually courageous. Instead of backing down, Xander looked up and said, "Burnet, it's tto be more open-minded. I love Tiffany, and I'm ready to embrace everything about her. True love is powerful and isn't limited by circumstances." Despite noticing Burnet's increasing irritation, Xander continued, “Moreover, Tiffany is a celebrated figure in the art world. She's so remarkable that men would still line up to marry her even if she had ten children!" more updates in galBuscoffed and clenched his teeth. "Xander, you've becbraver. How dare you defylike this?" Xander was a bit scared, but he stood tall and met Burnet's glare without flinching.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Burnet, I've put up with your dominance for too long without ever resisting. But today, I need to stand up for my love. Nobody can keepfrom Tiffany. I will marry her, and she will join our Hoffman family!" Suddenly, Butensed, gripping the table tightly, stunned by Xander's bold resistance.
Just as Buwas about to strike Xander, Clarissa intervened again. “Burnet, don't be upset. Xander is right. Love can't be stopped. Although it is rude of him to contradict you for Miss Nash, it proves his commitment to her. We should respect love itself." With a charming smile, Xander added, "Clarissa, you are such an intelligent, capable, and reasonable woman. The hostess of the Hoffman family should indeed be someone like you." Clarissa's mood improved further when she heard that. She continued to defend Xander, saying, "Burnet, I'm not finished with eating yet. Let's complete our meal, shall we?" Since Bucouldn't disregard Clarissa, he was forced to suppress his anger.
Seizing the moment, Xander immediately requested that the waiters serve steaks for him and Marissa.
During the meal, Clarissa started a conversation with Marissa. “Miss Nash, I'm intrigued. When did you start painting?" "It was quite late," Marissa responded as she ate. "My family didn't treatwell back then. I had to leave school before finishing high school. One day, I cacross an old man living away from everyone.
He offered to teachdrawing, and I learned from him. Later, I discovered that my teacher was Ritchie Morales, the ink painting master who had dominated the art world for nearly a century!" With a feigned innocent smile, Marissa continued, "I was so fortunate to stumble upon Mr. Morales, which ledto becthe legendary Only in the art world." Clarissa looked at Marissa and smiled. "I heard that your paintings were all presented to the world by King of the Doomsday Base. What is your relationship with him?" Marissa could see that Clarissa appeared to be making small talk, yet she was actually investigating her ties to the Doomsday Base.
Of course, Marissa was ready for such questions.
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Right after Clarissa finished her question, Marissa responded calmly, "I've never met King of the Doomsday Base personally, but my teacher is familiar with him. Mr. Morales introduced my paintings to Zyair."
"Oh, I see," Clarissa responded, om nodding with a smile. The content is of novelenglish.net!
However, right after nodding, Clarissa unexpectedly hurled the knife from her hand straight at Marissa's face
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