21
Not long after we arrived at the hospital, a black Maybach rolled to a stop behind our car.
Saoirse stepped out, helping a limping Miguel from the vehicle.
As we brushed past each other, her gaze was filled with venom, resentment, and disgust burning
in her eyes.
Marcus shifted in front of me protectively, his brows knitting together.
“What’s with her? Want me to teach her a lesson…”
I gently shook my head. “No need. Let’s just go home.”
At that, Marcus lit up like a puppy receiving praise. The corners of his lips curled upward in a relieved smile.
‘Okay, let’s go to our home.”
But just as we were getting ready for discharge that night, someone stopped us.
Armani stood ahead with his cane, silent and unmoving. Beside him, Giselle wiped at her eyes, her voice trembling as she spoke.
You were just a little girl when I last saw you… and now, in the blink of an eye, you’ve grown sc big…”
Her next words chilled my heart.
We only just found out how wealthy the Murphy family is. If they want to marry my daughter, hey should at least show some sincerity.”
My pupils contracted in disbelief. “You want to take Marcus’s money for Saoirse?”
Armani’s face remained solemn. “No need to put it so harshly. You two are sisters. Besides Saoirse is getting married too.”
Miguel, standing off to the side, hadn’t expected them to say such shameless things. Embarrassment crept across his face, and a flicker of bitterness flashed in his eyes.
Uncle, Auntie… please, that’s enough…”
But Giselle pulled him back.
We’re doing this for your own good!”
lowered my head, holding back the tears stinging the corners of my eyes, just wanting to flee his ridiculous scene.
Belle!”
Armani, flushed with rage and shame, suddenly raised his cane and swung it toward me.
n the next second, Marcus caught it firmly in mid-air.
His eyes turned sharp as frost, chilling the room into silence and stunning the bodyguards around us.
‘You dare raise a hand to my wife?”
‘If there’s a next time, whichever hand you use, you won’t be keeping it.”
Armani was thrown to the ground. In a fit of rage, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out.
As chaos erupted behind us, Marcus wrapped me tightly in his arms and led me away. Miguel stood there, watching our backs disappear into the distance. His fingertips trembled as if he wanted to reach out and stop me, yet he no longer had the right to hold my hand.
Inside the car, Marcus’s eyes still burned with a quiet fury.
His fingers tapped restlessly against my palm, but the words he said sent a chill down my spine
“That ridiculous Pearson family, let them go bankrupt.”
This time, I didn’t bother clinging to any illusion of family. I simply nodded in silent agreement. Noticing the gloom in my eyes, Marcus leaned closer with a mischievous grin.
“I was so cool just now. Don’t you think your husband deserves a reward?”
I grabbed him by the tie and kissed his lips hard.
In response, I received an even more passionate kiss.
2:05 pm
