Marcellus is usually a mild-mannered person who always has a sunny and warm disposition. For the first time, he speaks to Sophie in such a cold way. For the first time, he looks at her with unspeakable contempt in his eyes.At that moment, Sophie freezes. She feels as if she has fallen into a lake of icy water. She suddenly feels cold, and she can"t help s.h.i.+vering despite the summer weather.
How could this happen?
Everything was supposed to end with Marcellus looking at Katrina in disgust and calling her a shameless woman.
Why is Marcellus now severing all ties with her and treating her like a stranger?
No!
It"s not supposed to end like this!
Marcellus is hers! Marcellus should be on her side!
The man she loves the most is indifferent to her because of another woman.
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Everything she did was so she could be with him. But in the end, he shuns her and turns against her.
This can"t be happening!
She can"t accept this!
At Marcellus"s words, Sophie is stunned into silence like a puppet without a soul. A few crystalline tears involuntarily fall from her eyes. She looks particularly hurt and depressed.
The reason Marcellus hates her, and the reason she hasn"t gotten together with him is entirely because of Katrina.
This insidious b.i.t.c.h! She dares to make trouble for her behind her back!
Furious, Sophie raises her hand to slap Katrina fiercely. "Katrina, you b.i.t.c.h!"
Before Katrina can react, Marcellus steps in front of her as her s.h.i.+eld.
The force of Sophie"s slap is so fast and strong that Marcellus is completely defenseless against it. He has no time to grab Sophie"s arm and stop it. The only thing he can do is to protect Katrina from the strike.
At that moment, Marcellus"s hatred and resentment towards Sophie reaches a tipping point.
This crazy woman! Even now, she wants to hit Katrina!
Marcellus looks unspeakably, angry, and cold. His black eyes bore into Sophie, and his voice takes on a chilling tone as he says, "Sophie Anderson! Haven"t you made enough trouble?"
Sophie wanted to slap Katrina, but she didn"t expect Marcellus to stand in front of her suddenly. Before she can stop herself, she ends up hitting his face.
Panic flickers across Sophie"s face as she stares at Marcellus in horror. "Marcellus, I"m so sorry! I didn"t mean to hit you…"
Sophie"s apology makes Marcellus feel absolutely sick and disgusted.
She didn"t mean to hit him, but hitting Katrina is all right?
Marcellus"s face darkens even more, and a fire burns in his eyes. He grits through his teeth, "Sophie Anderson! I don"t want to see you again! Get out of my sight!"
Sensing the anger in Marcellus"s voice, Sophie starts to cry. She runs away without looking back.
Looking at Sophie"s back in discomfort, Katrina"s relief at venting out her anger is overpowered by complicated emotions.
Sophie has always been proud of. Whether it"s at home or outside, she"s a spoiled princess.
This is the first time that Katrina sees Sophie look so defeated.
Having her favorite person shout at her and demand that she get out of his sight must be such a huge blow. Nothing could hurt a woman more than the person she loves rejecting her so ruthlessly.
In front of Marcellus, Katrina finally unmasks Sophie"s disguise. She originally didn"t want to use Marcellus against Sophie to fight back, but she changed her mind in the end.
Carl has been kind to her, and graciously raised her for so many years. But in repayment, she embarra.s.sed his precious daughter in front of the man she loves.
The thought of betraying Carl like this makes Katrina feel guilty.
Katrina tries to comfort herself. After all, she didn"t mean to retaliate against Sophie and embarra.s.s her like that.
And compared to her honesty, Sophie and Samuel did a lot worse than she did. She didn"t lie or frame them. She only told her story. But Katrina still feels bad.
When Sophie leaves, Marcellus turns to look at Katrina, his eyes turning soft again. Feeling horrible, he says guiltily, "Katrina, I didn"t protect you well."
He feels immensely heartbroken to hear what happened to her yesterday.
At Marcellus"s words, Katrina shakes her head. "Marcellus, don"t say that. Thank you for choosing to trust me."
After a pause, she adds, "I"m a little tired. I want to go home and rest now."
Although she didn"t do anything tiring, she feels heavy with some kind of indescribable fatigue. She"s probably mentally exhausted.
She hates that she fell for Sophie"s trap.
But after exposing Sophie"s true nature and seeing her leave in embarra.s.sment, Katrina doesn"t feel better. Thinking about Carl"s kindness to her only makes her feel even worse.
When she intentionally avoided Marcellus in the past, she never had such a serious conflict with Sophie despite how much the other woman hated her. But since she decided to try to accept Marcellus, she and Sophie both got hurt in just a few days.
Maybe she needs to take a step back from this for a while. Getting some distance from Marcellus and giving herself some time to calm down might be what she needs right now.
When Katrina turns and walks away, Marcellus quickly follows. "Katrina, I"ll give you a ride."
Katrina shakes her head wearily. "No, I"ll take a taxi."
"Katrina, I"m worried about you. Please let me take you home."
Katrina turns around and looks at Marcellus. She replies firmly, "Marcellus, thank you for your kindness. But I want to be alone for a while."
Seeing the weary look in Katrina"s eyes, Marcellus knows that the harrowing experience from last night must be haunting her. She must also feel guilty because of Carl.
Despite his concern, Marcellus chooses to respect Katrina"s decision.
"Okay. Please be careful on your own. If you don"t want to contact me directly, please contact Farrah."
Marcellus will give her some time and s.p.a.ce. He won"t bother her until she makes her decision.
Katrina nods. "I will. Thank you, Marcellus."
With that, Katrina turns and walks away.
Marcellus feels a twinge of pain at the sight of her beautiful but decadent figure disappearing from his sight.
Just now, he saw the withdrawal in Katrina"s eyes. Although she fought back bravely against Sophie, she obviously isn"t happy with how it turned out.
Because she is Carl"s adopted daughter, because of her relations.h.i.+p with Sophie…
Does she need to deliberately alienate him out of consideration for Carl"s kindness to her?