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?”

and turned to look

cigarette and said, “If

for a moment and asked, How can you help

a woman always

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

it was

frowned. “What’s

his body slightly tilted, Marshal looked

but can still say such things. I suppose you’ve

face stiffened as her tone turned colder. “I’m trying to help you. What

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 he ever abandon her just because

but what about Stella herself? Would she still be comfortable staying by Keegan’s side after

at

you’re too soft-hearted. Stella is not the same as… She’s just different. Your grandpa clearly doesn’t oppose the two of you being

her over without

it through and let me know. I can

that, she turned

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