The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In novel Chapter 609

Sebastian froze.

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What was he supposed to say? That the three of them dragged Derrick out of the hotel?

“Nope. Not happening,” he blurted out without even thinking.

There was no way he could say that out loud. Not unless he had a death wish.

Honestly, now that Marie had gone off twice in one day, even Derrick wasn’t exactly thrilled about showing up in front of her and saying the words, “It was me who slept with you.”

“Derrick, have mercy, man,” Sebastian practically begged, on the verge of tears. “Why don’t you just tell her? You’ve got the skills. You can handle her if things get physical.”

But the moment the word handle left his mouth, Sebastian turned pale.

He immediately thought of Morris–how badly he got beaten down. The guy could fight, no doubt–but against Marie’s fury, he didn’t stand a chance.

So imagine Derrick walking up to her now? He already knew how that scene would play out.

Derrick let out a cold snort. “You think if I go alone, that means you’re off the hook?”

Sebastian looked like he might cry. “Just don’t tell her we were the ones who dragged you out. Please.”

In his mind, the only way out of this was for Derrick to confess–and take all the blame.

That was the only way the rest of them might survive.

Sebastian couldn’t stop thinking about the people Marie had already gone after. The way she left them battered and broken… Yeah, he was scared.

Before, he had been completely against Derrick confessing. But now? He was all for it.

“Derrick, please. Just go talk to her, okay?”

Derrick’s eyes narrowed. “Not yet.”

“What? Wait–for what?” Sebastian asked, panicked. “We can’t wait. If we wait any longer, someone’s seriously going to get hurt.”

Derrick’s eyes narrowed. “We wait until she finishes with Ella.”

“What?” Sebastian blinked, confused. “I mean… Ella’s probably the only one who’s actually innocent here, right?”

Morris was already a scapegoat–and an unlucky one at that. Derrick was the one who actually slept with Marie, but Morris had taken the blame and the beating.

If anyone was innocent, it was Morris. And Ella? She hadn’t even touched Marie.

Derrick didn’t even hesitate. At the mention of Ella being innocent, he let out a bitter, mocking laugh.

Sebastian looked genuinely baffled. “You don’t think Ella’s innocent?”

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Derrick let out a cold, humorless laugh. “Innocent? Please.”

No one around Morris was truly innocent.

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Marie might be fiery, but she was also straightforward. She had no idea how badly she’d been manipulated

what those people had done to her behind the scenes.

But maybe this was a good thing.

This rage might actually work in her favor–let her show some dominance and finally make them back down.

In a way, she’d be getting revenge for herself… without even knowing it.

Sebastian just stared, confused. “You’re seriously saying… Ella isn’t innocent?”

She was just a woman. She didn’t even have the capability to do something like that on her own. And now she was about to get wrecked for it?

Seeing the look on Sebastian’s face, Derrick just stared at him like he was an idiot.

Sebastian went quiet.

So she wasn’t innocent?

Forget it. Let Marie take her anger out on the people around Morris first.

Jumping in now would be a disaster.

When Marie showed up to find Ella, Ella had just gotten the call.

She had just learned that Morris had been hospitalized.

Her hands were clenched into fists. “What the hell happened? Why was she even near Morris?”

Whatever was being said on the other end of the line only made her angrier.

“That b*tch,” Ella snapped. “I knew she wouldn’t be able to trace it back to me. Hmph. How many guys did she say were there last night?”

She might’ve dodged the bullet herself, but why the hell had they pinned it all on Morris?

“She jumps at every chance to throw herself at Morris. That b*tch. Can’t believe those guys last night didn’t finish her off.”

Marie stood outside the door.

“Several guys,” huh?

That single comment snapped everything into place. Everything she’d been holding back on the way over- the rage, the humiliation, the betrayal–boiled over. Ella’s words confirmed everything Stella had already pieced together.

Stella had nailed it. She’d connected every dot, and it all pointed straight to this.

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Marie’s chest rose and fell with fury. Hah… So that’s what they think of me? So sweet and harmless, they thought I’d never fight back? That I’d just swallow this and keep quiet? Not just one man–they sent several.

Inside, Ella’s tone shifted. “What? They didn’t find-”

She didn’t get to finish

Marie’s eyes narrowed. She lifted her foot and slammed it into the door. The sound echoed through the hall. The unfinished sentence died in Ella’s throat.

She was standing with her back to the door, still holding the phone, and the noise startled her so badly that the phone slipped right out of her hand and clattered to the floor.

She spun around, furious. “What the hell? Ever heard of knocking-”

She never finished the sentence. The second she saw who it was–Marie–her expression shifted. A flicker of guilt flashed in her eyes.

That flicker of guilt in Ella’s eyes? It was enough to make Marie snap.

Without a word, Marie walked up and slapped her–twice, fast and hard.

Ella’s ears rang. Her head spun. “You-” Smack–another one, straight across the face.

Marie was done playing nice. Blinded by rage, she grabbed Ella by the hair and hit her again. And again. She didn’t want to hear excuses. She came to make her pay.

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