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?”

turned to look

her cigarette and said, “If you

for a moment and asked, How can you help

smiled. “A man’s love for a woman always comes down

and sleep with her. I’m sure that Keegan won’t want

smiled, but it

frowned. “What’s

looked at her in a

age but can still

trying to help you. What nonsense are

be with her in this lifetime. Besides, you’re underestimating Keegan’s feelings

herself? Would she still

looked at

flatly, “Marshall, you’re too soft-hearted. Stella is not the same as… She’s just different. Your grandpa clearly doesn’t oppose the

you win her over without doing

his shoulder. “Think it through and

that, she turned

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