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 look at

out her cigarette and said, “If you do, I can help

moment and asked, How

for a woman always

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

also smiled, but it was

frowned. “What’s so

body slightly tilted, Marshal looked at her

funny that you’ve lived to this age but can still say such things. I suppose you’ve never been

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

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.

herself? Would she still be comfortable staying

froze and looked at her without

as… She’s just different. Your grandpa clearly doesn’t oppose the two of you being together. You

you win her over without doing

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

that, she

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