The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 642 The One Who Took the Fall ☐☐☐☐☐ 14%2 Finished Just thinking about how savage Marie had looked that day made Dan's chest tighten again.

Especially since everyone who'd been playing cards with him got dragged into it too.

Dennis said, "She only hit you because she happened to be in Falvaria that day. Just wait till she comes back - she'll definitely go after Mr. Derrick. And at least she had sfeelings for you before, so she held back. She won't do the sfor Mr. Derrick." He really shouldn't have brought up the word feelings.

As soon as Dennis mentioned it, Dan's teeth ground together in fury. “You think she looked like someone who still had feelings forthat day?" Was that what feelings looked like? She had been like semotionless predator-cold, brutal, completely heartless.

If that woman had even a sliver of affection for him left, she never would've beaten him into the hospital.

Dennis heard the rage in Dan's voice.

He paused, then said, "Ms. Dawson already knows about how you faked your death and disappeared back then." Tessa went still.

The moment she heard that, her eyes lit up.

Whoa...

Faked his death? That's juicy. Trash man's got sbold moves.

Dan also fell silent.

The air in the hospital room suddenly grew heavy, the shadows deepening across Dan's face.

Seething with rage, he picked up the phone and called Derrick again.

Dan was especially furious that Marie refused to believe it had been Derrick who slept with her.

As soon as the call connected, Derrick didn't even wait for Dan to speak.

"Dan, what the hell is wrong with you?" "Oh, wait-I forgot. You are messed up. Only someone with serious brain damage would fake their own death like that.

Dan went quiet.

Why did Derrick, a grown man, have a mouth as venomous as a woman's? Marie had been cursing him out constantly lately, and now even Derrick was rubbing it in? 1/3 15:45 Sat, 30 Aug 000 Chapter 642 The One Who Took the Fall The more he thought about it, the angrier Dan got.

Especially thinking about how Marie and Derrick had gotten married-right under his nose, no less.

Just thinking about it made his blood boil.

14% Finished Dan ground his teeth. "Do you have the balls to say it to her face? If you dare tell her yourself, I'll actually admit you're a real man." He'd figured it out.

No matter how many times he told Marie it had been Derrick that night, she just wouldn't believe him.

And that's probably why Derrick hadn't been beaten up-because she didn't believe it.

She actually... trusted Derrick that much? That made Dan even more furious.

Derrick chuckled. "Who says I didn't tell her?" Dan froze. "You told her?" Derrick said, "Called her today. Even told her not to cbeat you up." Dan went silent.

He told Marie not to beat him? Why did that sound so damn shady? Dan's breathing grew ragged, his voice sharp with fury. "What'd she say?" His heart was pounding so hard, it hurt.

Part of him wanted to know Marie's reaction-wanted it so badly he half-hoped she'd gone and torn Derrick apart.

But then...

Derrick continued, “Marie said you're not worth it. Toldnot to take the fall for you." "What?!" Dan practically screamed.

Derrick added, "She said your pathetic excuse for a life-she'll take it eventually anyway.taking the blwouldn't make a difference." "Goddamn it, which one of us is really taking the fall here?!" When he heard how Marie had responded to Derrick, Dan nearly exploded What the hell was wrong with that woman? She didn't believe him when he said it was Derrick Thought he was just trying to stir up trouble, fine.

213 15:45 Sat, 30 Aug Chapter 642 The One Who Took the Fall But now Derrick had confessed to her directly, and she still thought he was just covering for Dan? Jesus Christ, he was the one getting blamed here! The more Dan thought about it, the angrier he got.

14% Finished

And Derrick just kept rubbing it in. "Looks like my wife's still pretty loyal. At least she doesn't throwunder the bus." Dan went quiet.

No-she hadn't thrown him under the bus.

She'd handed Derrick the perfect excuse to say he was covering for someone else.

She really knew how to twist it, didn't she? She'd practically gift-wrapped the shitstorm and dumped it on his head.

Dennis kept trying to calm him down, but it was useless. Dan was so m furious he passed out right then and ΕΠ there. Dennis was stunned.

"Doctor! Quick, my boss passed out again!" Outside the door, Tessa heard them calling for a doctor and quickly pulled her ear away from the door.

But she moved too fast and toppled right into Victor's arms.

Victor frowned. "You-" Tessa whispered, "Ah! Go, go! They're gonna catch us!"

Victor looked down at her panicked little face, a soft light flickering in his eyes. He scooped her up and strode quickly away from Dan's hospital room. Later, after the doctor hooked Tessa up to an IV- Her little face was even redder than before, partly from the fever and partly from how flustered she'd been.

She'd been full of energy while eavesdropping, but now that she was lying on the bed, she looked a bit limp.

Victor handed her a glass of water, "You really like cavesdropping that much?" 4.7K