Marshall remained silent as he stood next to Irene, gazing downstairs. His lowered gaze concealed his expression; Irene could not tell what he was thinking about.

After a while, he asked, “Do you have another one?”

She tossed him a box of cigarettes and a lighter. Marshall swiftly took one out, flicked it a couple of times on his fingertips, and then lit it.

Perhaps it had been too long since he last smoked. When he took the first drag, he could not help but cough a few times.

Irene glanced at him and said flatly, “You used to listen to everything he says.

You’ve changed a lot since you came back to Hustuabourg.” “Really?” After a brief pause, Marshall took another drag and said, “I don’t remember what I used to be like, but I’m pretty happy with who I am now.”

Irene paused. Then, she silently scrutinized Marshall’s expression.

The smoke surrounding him veiled his face, shrouding his emotions in mystery.

She chuckled and said in a flat tone, “It’s better that you don’t remember.”

After finishing his cigarette, Marshall was about to walk away, but Irene stopped him. “Marshall, you like Stella, don’t you?”

paused and turned to

put out her cigarette and said, “If you do, I

looked at her for a moment and asked, How can you help

love for a woman always comes down to

drug her and sleep with her. I’m sure that

also smiled, but it was a cold

“What’s so

slightly tilted, Marshal looked

lived to this age but can still say such things. I

“I’m trying to help you.

“If I take advantage of someone’s vulnerability, I’ll never deserve to be with her in this lifetime. Besides, you’re underestimating Keegan’s feelings for her. She’s a person he’s willing to protect with his life. How could

“Keegan might not, but what about Stella herself? Would she still be comfortable

looked at

not the same as… She’s just different. Your grandpa clearly doesn’t

you win her over without doing

shoulder. “Think it through and let me know. I can help

that, she

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