Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 15
Chapter 15:
Realizing she couldn’t escape easily, Marissa glanced back at Derek with narrowed eyes. It seemed he had grown more
audacious now that he was a member of a wealthy family. In the past, if someone had beaten him up like that, he would have
avoided them for years. But today, he actually dared to retaliate. It appeared she hadn’t instilled enough fear in Derek moments
ago
She turned to face the bodyguards in black who were now blocking her path. She rolled her wrist in preparation for defending
herself. Though the bodyguards were clearly well-trained, she was confident she could escape them eventually, albeit not
without causing a commotion
Just then, the door to the dining room swung open. Several people in lavish attire stepped out to assess the situation, led by
Connor’s eldest brother and sister-in-law, Neil and Lorna
“Ah!” they exclaimed and rushed towards Derek
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Marissa blinked in confusion and looked at them
Lorna helped Derek up and cried, “My dear son, who did this to you? Tell me. I won’t let them get away with this!”

Neil was visibly furious, his temples throbbing. “Who dared to cause trouble for the Daniels family? Who hurt my son? I’ll make
them suffer!”
Marissa didn’t know what to say. She hadn’t expected Derek’s parents were Neil and Lorna. Now it made sense why Derek had
become so wildly arrogant. He had transitioned from a poor village boy to a member of the wealthiest family, which certainly
explained his newfound arrogance
She remembered that before she left for Blebert, her teacher had told her she could do whatever she wished in this city as he
would handle any fallout for her—except for offending Connor. Yet here she was, having crossed the Daniels family, a line even
her teacher wouldn’t dare cross. Why had she not steered clear of Connor?
With his face bruised and eyes teary, Derek pointed at Marissa and said, “It’s her!”

At his accusation, everyone turned to stare at Marissa. Until then, no one had really noticed her amidst the chaos, assuming she
was just a hotel employee. Now, with Derek pointing her out, they were all shocked. Wasn’t she the Nash family’s heiress? Why
was she here? Their last memory of her was her clumsy attempt at saving Arabella with her poor acupuncture skills, followed by
news that she had left the city to study medicine. So how did she end up as a hotel waitress just days later?
Lorna was stunned and then angrily asked, “Miss Nash, what is this about?”
Neil gritted his teeth and said, “If you don’t explain yourself today, you’re not leaving!”
Derek didn’t notice the unusual atmosphere. With the support of his rich parents, he just thought he had the strongest dignity in
his life. His expression was particularly arrogant. His eyes were full of provocation when he looked at Marissa. “Lorna, Neil, is

this the son you’ve just acknowledged? There’s been a huge misunderstanding. He was drunk and molested me. I just defended
myself.”
Derek was dumbfounded. What was she saying? Why couldn’t he make sense of her words? Why was she addressing his
parents so informally?
Neil and Lorna exchanged worried glances. They didn’t know much about Derek. They only knew that he grew up in a bad
environment and hadn’t received any good education. Judging from his behavior, they could guess that he might not be a decent
man. Just yesterday, he had molested a female servant at home. This made them somewhat inclined to believe Marissa’s words
Just as Derek was about to defend himself, seeing his parents swayed by Marissa, a tall figure emerged from the room.
Everyone respectfully cleared a path for him. Connor, dressed impeccably in a tailored black suit, approached the center of the
gathering and asked in a low tone, “What’s going on?”
“Uncle Connor, she...”
As a recent addition to the Daniels family, Derek hadn’t known much about the detailed situation among the family members. He
was unaware of the strained relationship between his parents and Connor and had been naively basking in his newfound status
as the wealthiest man’s nephew
At that moment, Derek was eager to complain to his Uncle Connor about Marissa, hoping Connor would punish her severely.
Ideally, Connor would have his injuries verified and have her arrested! But before Derek could complete his sentence, Marissa
quickly approached Connor, took his arm, and called him sweetly, “Honey!”
Derek stood there, speechless

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