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Even Celeste was taken aback. How could Marcus be in such a hurry to coerce
Rhea into marriage? He had never evinced interest in such matters before.
“Marcus, has Rhea wronged you in some manner?”
Marcus retorted disdainfully, “She aspires to be my wife. She doesn’t merit such
a station!”
Today, Marcus exuded a particularly frigid demeanor; his utterances were
exceedingly ruthless, oblivious to the presence of servants in their vicinity.
The moment Millie drove him away, he got panicked. He swore he couldn't put
Millie in the harm's way any longer.
Flushed with embarrassment, Rhea felt akin to a clown whose carefully crafted
facade had been ruthlessly shredded by Marcus.
In this instant, she experienced the sensation of plummeting into the abyss. Was
her affection unwarranted? Was it improper to harbor feelings for someone?
If she admired him, she would employ every conceivable measure to win him
over!
Celeste’s countenance assumed a complex interplay of emotions. Her goodwill
towards Rhea stemmed from the car accident that transpired years ago. Shera
Evans, Rhea’s elder sister, had been in the car with Marcus and tragically
perished in the accident.
Both Celeste and Marcus harbored guilt over Shera’s demise. After all, Shera
had lost her life in the car crash, while Marcus had survived.
Rhea, having been reared by Shera, was cared by Celeste after Shera’s untimely
demise.
Previously, rumors had circulated about a purported connection between Shera
and Marcus. In the aftermath of Shera’s demise, Celeste resolved that Rhea
wouldn't engage with Marcus in any manner. Such a relationship would only be
fodder for malicious gossip.
“I've endeavored to rectify any debts owed to the Evans family throughout these
years. Mother, you needn't persist in carrying guilt.”
Before Marcus assumed control of Thomas Group, Rhea’s father Bolton had
been marginalized within the company, sidelined by a contingent of senior
executives who denied him true authority. It was through his subsequent
assistance to Bolton that the latter was propelled to prominence.
Yet under Celeste’s guardianship, Rhea had evolved into an unassailable
princess, a figure whom no one dared provoke.
Millie's eyes gleamed with curiosity. What did Marcus owe the Evans family?
Why did Celeste shower Rhea with such indulgence?
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Each utterance from Marcus today seemed designed to compel her into
matrimony.