Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 1044:

“You—” Derek stammered, his face reddening with anger. “Marissa, stop making things up! When did I ever make advances on you?”

Marissa’s smile was sharp, her eyes glinting with knowing. “Everyone knows about your advances back then. The whole Daniels family remembers, even Connor.”

Derek was stunned into silence. The scandal at the Palace Hotel was still fresh in everyone’s mind, leaving him marked for harassing his uncle’s wife. There was no erasing that.

Marissa’s tone turned mocking as she pressed on. “I may not be your aunt-in-law anymore, and I don’t have the right to lecture you, but let me say this: Derek, you’re part of the Daniels family now. It’s time to leave behind those bad habits you picked up in Adagend.”

Derek’s face flushed with anger, his jaw clenched tight. “Marissa, stop twisting things. We’re not talking about my habits. We’re talking about you pretending to be Tiffany. You should kneel and admit everything.”

Just then, Camila suddenly rushed forward. She grabbed Derek’s sleeve, her voice shaking. “Derek, my grandson! I’ve finally seen you again.”

Camila’s love for Derek was clear. Even though her family had little, she had always tried to give him the best she could.

Since Derek was taken back by the Daniels family, Camila had missed him every day. Her heart ached, and her eyes were nearly blind from the constant tears she had shed. Derek couldn’t bear to look at his former family again. Seeing Camila only dredged up memories of his painful childhood. When she grabbed his sleeve, his body reacted on its own—he pushed her away without thinking.

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At over eighty years old, Camila wasn’t able to handle the force of his push. She stumbled, losing her balance, and fell hard on the floor.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Marissa rushed to her side, helping her to her feet. Then, her gaze turned to Derek, sharp and accusing. “Derek, no matter how much you hate your parents for keeping you apart from your real family, Camila had nothing to do with that. She took care of you for twenty years. How could you treat her like this?”

Derek’s lips curled into a mocking sneer. “Marissa, how can you still deny that you’re an imposter? If you’re really not from Adagend, then why do you care so much about this old woman?”

Marissa’s parents jumped in immediately, their voices thick with anger. “Exactly. Marissa, you’ve always been close to this old woman. Helping her now? It’s just in your nature, isn’t it?”

The crowd, which had been unsure moments before, now whispered among themselves, certain that Marissa was indeed an imposter.

Camila was still in shock from the push. Marissa comforted her for a while before arranging for someone to take her to rest.

Once Camila had been taken away, Marissa turned to face the crowd, her voice steady. “I’m sure you all have questions about my identity after hearing what these people have said. Let me show you whether I’m truly a member of the Nash family in Blebert…”

Marissa’s unflappable demeanor had everyone in the room murmuring in confusion.

“Why isn’t this unfolding as anticipated? Now that Marissa’s deception has come to light, why isn’t she pleading with Paul? Her calm is surprising.”

“It’s utterly perplexing. She even asserted she would show us whether she was truly a member of the Nash family in Blebert. Could we have misjudged the situation earlier? Might she actually be Tiffany?”noveldrama

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