The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 603 Boiling Point There was something oddly calming about watching Marie eat.

"Is the food good today?" Marie took the seat across from Stella, who nudged her plate of wings toward her. "Try these-they're amazing." She'd already eaten several of them.

Stella kept her eyes on Marie's face, studying her carefully.

Marie glanced up and raised a brow. "Why are you looking atlike that? Relax. It was just a rapist-I'm not that fragile. I'm not about to go jump off a bridge or anything." Stella stayed quiet.

Of course Marie wouldn't do something like that.

Given how badly she laid into Morris, he was probably the one ready to lose it.

From Stella's perspective, if Morris had known what the consequences would be, he never would've touched her last night-no matter what.

Suddenly, Marie's phone buzzed on the table.

Unknown number.

She answered without hesitation. "Yeah?" "Are you serious right now? You weren't with Derrick last night?" Morris's voice cthrough the phone, sharp and trembling with rage-you could practically feel him ready to explode.

Laid up in a hospital bed, Morris had finally put the pieces together-and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

Yeah, wronged.

He hated to admit it, but he'd finally realized-he took the fall for something he didn't even do.

And Derrick... that bastard actually ran? The second Morris remembered Marie and Derrick had been together last night, he completely lost it. His chest tightened. Breathing got harder.

He wanted to tear Derrick apart.

Marie didn't miss a beat. Her voice turned icy. "Wow. Morris. How did I never notice what a pathetic excuse 1/3 00:32 Tue, Aug 5 D X Chapter 603 Boiling Point Finished for a man you are? Do something and then try to pin it on someone else? What are you, not even a man?" Morris growled, "I-" "Oh, save it. You sleep withand then throw Derrick under the bus like it's nothing? What, trying to start a war between us? Real smart." That must've been the plan-get her and Derrick to fight. Just what he wanted.

Derrick had just walked in from outside. He paused mid-step as he caught the tail end of her sentence. His face said it all: What even is this mess? "I didn't sleep with you!" Morris snapped. "Jesus, what is wrong with you?" Was this really happening? He couldn't even explain himself anymore.

Marie rolled her eyes. "So you're sticking to that story, huh? Fine. Doesn't matter. Either way, I'm still coming for you." Now she was just pissed she ever gave a guy like him the tof day.

Now this? She couldn't believe she'd ever been into a guy like him.

That set Morris off. "Marie, what the hell is wrong with you? Why don't you go after the guy who actually assaulted you instead of blamingfor everything?" He completely lost it. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't explain himself. And he knew exactly why. Because of that fake-death stunt, Marie didn't believe a single word he said anymore.

Marie didn't even flinch. "Keep lying. Go ahead. You're digging your own grave." Derrick looked away and walked off.

The butler stepped forward respectfully. "Mr. Derrick." "Where's Abraham?" "In the study." Derrick's voice was low. "Alright. I'll go talk to him.” Marie was too busy yelling at Morris to notice Derrick. Stella was just as focused on Marie and didn't see him either.

Derrick let out a tight breath, somewhere between discomfort and amusement, then quietly headed upstairs.

Back on the phone, Morris was spiraling. "Marie, you crazy b*tch! Are you deaf or just stupid? I said it wasn'tlast night-" Goddammit. What the h*ll happened last night? 2/3 Tue, Aug 65% 0 X Chapter 603 Boiling Point Finished If he ever found out who'd actually been with her, he'd make sure that guy didn't walk away in one piece.

But before he could finish his rant....

Another voice suddenly cthrough the call. "Mr. Morris, you Please stay can't get this worked uD You're stiff in the ICU. Mr.

calm Morris? Are you alright? Mr. Morris! Someone get in here! Mr. Morris passed out!" Marie and Stella both froze.

The phone was on speaker, and the volwasn't low. Stella heard it all-Morris had just passed out from sheer rage. Then chaos erupted in the background.

One of Morris's men could be heard shouting, “That b*tch Marie-she's a walking disaster!" "I swear, I'm going to kill that woman myself. Look what she did to Mr. Morris!" The room was filled with fury.

It sounded like the doctors had rushed in to revive him.

Stella looked at Marie instinctively. She'd already seen the video-Marie had gone hard on Morris.

But hearing it live, hearing how bad it actually got? It hit differently.

Now that Morris had landed in the ICU-and had literally passed out from fury-his guys were losing their minds.

Someone in the background shouted, "For real, who the hell was with her om last night? Why doesn't she go after the guy who actually slept with her instead of beating the crap out of Mr.

Morris?" Another voice snapped, "Yeah! He was with us all night. What, you think he cloned himself or something?" The yelling escalated fast.

And now? They all wanted Marie dead for what happened to Morris.

Marie didn't say a word.

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