Marina retreated, but her defiant expression held. She sought refuge behind Laura, eyes misty with


    unshed tears.


    Laura, moved by Marina’s struggle, wrapped her in aforting embrace, her face mirroring Marina’s


    anger.


    Witnessing their difficult situation, Marco’s lips curled into another disdainful smirk.


    “Remember, you’ve already squandered the Bryant Group’s fortune once.


    The money you’re spending now is what I’ve earned back. It’s not yours to im. That gives me the


    right to shut off your finances!”


    The two women nched, turning pleading eyes towards Liza.


    Desperate to cate Marco, Liza tried to convince him to spare Laura and Marina, saying repeatedly,


    “Punishment is deserved for their wrongdoings! Marco, let’s forget about bastards and all that, you’re


    the leader of our family…”


    Marco’s face furrowed at her words. Suddenly, a noise echoed from the outside, as though someone


    had struck the door frame.


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    Their attention snapped towards the source of the sound, yet they found no one at the entrance.


    Marco’s frown deepened as he approached the trembling door, his expression darkening.


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    “Who was here just now?”


    Marina’s expression shifted to something odd, which didn’t escape


    Marco’s sharp gaze.


    “Marina, you had a visitor?”


    Marina, still seething over Marco’s decision to cut off her allowance, refused to respond.


    With a derisive sneer, Marco beckoned a servant for questioning.


    Laura’s eyes flickered with panic. Knowing she couldn’t hide the truth from Marco any Longer, she


    chose toe clean.


    “Marco, it must’ve been Keely. She visited us before, and we couldn’t turn her away… As for the


    rumors, she told us to spread them. She imed that she would help us convince you to forgive us.


    Marina and I believed her…”


    Laura’s voice wavered, painting a picture of their desperation for


    Marco’s forgiveness, which led them to trust the wrong person. They only wished to reconcile with him.


    Upon hearing Keely’s name, Liza seethed. Keely’s influence was the reason they lost Loraine, their


    potential millionaire daughter-inw.


    “You are still associating with that damn Keely? Isn’t she the root of all the chaos in our family?”


    Marina, undeterred by Liza’s words, replied, “Grandma, Keely is now