Reborn, She's Back for Revenge novel Chapter 161

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Marcus’s sudden appearance put quite a bit of pressure on Kerrie. Back at the concert hall, she overheard people talking about the Larson Group and knew that Mr. Larson’s status was extraordinary.

She smiled politely and said, “Edith and I were planning to stroll around for a bit.”

“Ms. Clark, I wonder if you enjoy piano concerts,” Marcus offered and pulled three tickets out of his pocket. “These are tickets for the Tina Piano Ensemble’s performance this afternoon at two o’clock. Would you be interested?”

The Tina Piano Ensemble was world–renowned. Kerrie had only ever watched their concerts on television before. Now that the tickets were being handed to her, there was no way she could refuse.

She was about to take them, but quickly restrained herself and said with a smile, “I’d better not. These tickets. must be expensive. Mr. Larson, you should keep them and go with your family.”

“They were a gift, nothing expensive,” Marcus replied. “My family knows nothing about piano. It’ll be wasted on them. If I could attend with you and have you explain to me during the concert, it’ll be a great honor. Would you do me that favor?”

Marcus was lowering himself in a way he never did. If any of those heirs from Bonrea’s elite circles saw this, they would be stunned speechless.

Marcus, who had always held himself aloof, rarely bothered to greet people in his social circle. At any event, he maintained a lofty demeanor and hardly spoke.

Yet now, he was humbling himself to please a mere piano teacher. If this were to spread, Kerrie would probably become a legendary figure in Bonrea’s elite circles.

With such a deferential attitude on his part, Kerrie couldn’t refuse and nodded in agreement.

Marcus’s dark eyes shifted gently to Edith. “Edith, if you have time, you should come along too,” he offered.

Edith pressed her lips together. Although Marcus hadn’t confessed outright, his actions were more than obvious. The more she tried to avoid him, the more he sought ways to get close by engaging the people around her.

She pursed her lips and said, “Alright, I’ll go.” The three of them entered the concert hall and took their seats. Edith sat in the middle, Kerrie on her left, and Marcus on her right.

At first, there was a trace of awkwardness, but once the piano music began, Edith paid no mind to anything else. She listened intently, fully immersed.

Edith was someone with strong empathy. Her emotions rose and fell with the melody, soaring to the clouds, plunging into valleys, climbing to peaks, then sinking into troughs again.

She was savoring the emotional resonance that the piano piece evoked. Meanwhile, Marcus sat in the darkness, quietly watching her. Only in such a dimly lit environment, at such close proximity, did he dare to look at this face without restraint.

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He thought, I don’t know when I fell for her. Maybe the first time we met, the first time we spoke, the first time our eyes met, or the first time I gazed at her. But there’s one thing I’m certain of. I like her.

‘Love is like a seed. I don’t know when it was planted in my heart, or when it quietly began to sprout, slowly sending out tender shoots and branches.

‘By the time I realized it, that tiny seed had already grown into a towering tree, lush and full, with every single leaf inscribed with the word love.‘

Marcus’s gaze grew increasingly intense. Edith suddenly turned her head. In the darkness, she saw those bright, glimmering eyes. And within those dark eyes was her.

Her lips pressed tightly together once more. Marcus’s feelings for her seemed even stronger than she had imagined. For the rest of the piano concert, Edith could no longer focus. When the two–hour performance ended, Edith suggested Kerrie head back first.

She then turned to the man beside her and offered. “Let’s talk.”

Marcus couldn’t have wished for anything more than a chance to speak to her alone. He wasn’t a man of many words, yet in front of her, he always wanted to speak, but he didn’t know what to say.

Edith walked ahead and stopped in front of a bench. She sat down and said in a calm voice, “Let’s sit for a while.”

Marcus sat down, stretching out his long legs. An invisible aura of dominance radiated from him.

Edith stared at the tips of her shoes and said softly, “Since you said we’re considered friends, I’ve decided to treat you as a friend as well.”

The corners of Marcus’s lips curved upward. The heavy stone pressing on his chest finally fell away. He thought, ‘If she’s willing to see me as a friend, then she probably won’t distance herself from me anymore!‘

“You should know my family’s situation. My father cheated on my mother while she was pregnant, deceiving her for twelve years. I don’t even know if she realized, before she died, that her marriage was already beyond repair,” Edith continued.

Then she added with a faint smile, “I don’t trust marriage. I don’t intend to get married, nor do I plan to date anyone. For the rest of my life, I won’t have any intimate relationship with any man. Do you understand, Mr. Larson?”

Marcus’s smile froze on his face. He hadn’t even confessed yet, and she had already rejected him.

His beautiful lips parted slightly. Then he added, “Edith, don’t get me wrong. I just want to protect you.”

“I can protect myself, Mr. Larson. There’s no need for you to waste your time on me,” Edith said, meeting his eyes. “From now on, we’re friends and business partners. I hope we can work well together in the future.”

She extended her hand, a smile on her face. A smile that once seemed beautiful now felt sharp and piercing. Marcus lowered his head, not reaching out.

[New mission: A true lady must have a kind heart. Please comfort a wounded soul.]

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Edith’s smile slowly faded. She knew these words were hurtful, but they had to be said. She thought, ‘Kelvin is a scumbag, but Marcus is not. Marcus has a bright future ahead of him. There’s no need for him to waste his

time on me.

‘I’ve been given another chance in life to change my destiny, to rewrite the tragic fate of my four younger brothers. As for love and marriage, I neither expect them nor dare to hope for them!

Edith stood up and said, “Mr. Larson, I’m heading back now.”

She turned around, a sudden flicker of fear crossing her mind. She feared that the other personality of Marcus might emerge.

She could walk away from Marcus, but couldn’t reject Dodo. Dodo would latch onto her, cry his eyes out, wrap his arms around her, and refuse to let go.

She walked several steps forward, and when the System didn’t issue another mission, she let out a long, hard sigh of relief.

“Since we’re friends, it wouldn’t be crossing the line if I gave you a ride home, would it?” Marcus said.

He stood up, one hand in his pocket, and strode over to her side. Edith didn’t refuse.

The car moved steadily, and they talked about work and school from time to time, and finally, things felt normal between them again.

That night, Edith lay in bed for a long time before falling asleep. Just as she drifted off, she had a nightmare.

She dreamed of Marcus. In her dream, she saw him standin

smile and then fell off the cliff.

at the edge of a cliff. Marcus gave her a chilling

The scene shifted. She saw a mourning hall, filled with countless people weeping bitterly. Larry sobbed beside her and said, “Uncle Marcus is only twenty–six. Why couldn’t he have lived a few more years?”

Edith woke up with a start. She had forgotten that three years later, Marcus would die.

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