The Beauty and the Brain

Chapter 108

As soon as Dereon got home, he was called into the study room. Simon handed him the plane tickets

and documents all at once, saying, “Go to the airport now! Hide for a while and then come back!”

Dereon pushed back, “Dad! Why are you sending me abroad for no reason?”

Simon angrily threw his phone at him and cursed, “Who told you to offend the Whitney family? Now

Dennis Whitney wants to send you to jaill I can’t save you! Leave quickly before the police file a

case!”

Dereon was also angry, “How would I know that a little model was so important!”

Simon hadn’t expected it either, but people said that Dereon had messed with someone he shouldn’t

have. Perhaps this young model was being favored.

There was no way around it; Dennis was just that decisive in the business world. When he decided to

punish someone, there was basically no room for maneuver.

Simon hurriedly took Dereon to the airport. He couldn’t let his only son, no matter how much of a

scoundrel he was, end up in jail.

Dereon was in line, about to board the plane, when a group of police officers rushed into the airport.

They detained Dereon, showed their identification, and said, “Mr. Hebert, you are suspected of

kidnapping and hiding drugs. Please come with us.”

Dereon was confused. His dad had said that everything was arranged, and that going abroad to lie low

until the fuss dies down would be fine. So why did the police come?

He didn’t kidnap anyone; it was Carly who did the kidnapping. He also didn’t hide any drugs; all of that

was done by his reprobate friends. He was just joining in the commotion.

No matter how much Dereon tried to argue, the police still took him away.

Simon heard about this incident and fainted at home. He sent someone to find a lawyer to help with the

defense, but not many lawyers dared to take the case. Everyone who was notable in New York

knew about it, and Dereon had offended the Whitney family.

So, Dereon was sentenced and went to prison, where he wouldn’t be released for at least eight to ten

years.

When Marie found out about this, she was nestled on the couch at Glorious Estate, flipping through

scripts, trying to find a good movie for Sasha and Darwin to film.

Upon hearing that Dereon was sentenced, Marie looked up and glanced at Dennis. Dennis was still

sitting to the side, typing on his keyboard, appearing quite busy.

Marie turned to Andres and asked, “Didn’t the Hebert family help him with a reduced sentence?”

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Andres laughed, “Marie, with Dennis’ reputation on the line here, which brainless person would dare to

help?”

Marie mischievously glanced at Dennis and said, “Is it true that those who offended Dennis had a

miserable time?”

Andres leaned in and whispered, “Yeah, I helped Nataly trick Dennis once, and Dennis didn’t let Global

Medias open for half a month…”

Marie was speechless upon hearing that.

Dennis stared at the computer as he typed, and said in a relaxed tone, “Dereon Hebert didn’t offend

me.”

Marie looked up at him, “Hmm?”

“He offended you…” Dennis turned to her, “Offending you would result in a worse fate than offending

me.”

Andres covered his mouth and coughed, “Alright, that’s enough. Stop flaunting your love.”

Marie’s face turned red and she returned to the previous topic, “Didn’t you like Nataly? Why did you

help her ask Dennis out?”

Andres, with his legs crossed, leaned back on the couch and said, “Yeah, she’s always been like this

since she was little, kind of naive. Whatever she wanted, I would give it to her. I’m just used to it.”

Marie pursed her lips and didn’t say anything.

She felt that Andres was a good friend who deserved better, and Nataly was not good enough for

him.

But she felt it wasn’t necessary to discuss other people’s private matters, so she decided not to ask.

Marie said, “I’m leaving now, I made plans with Iliana to go shopping.

Dennis lifted his wrist to check the time and asked, “Will you be back for dinner?”

Marie thought for a moment, “I’m not sure how long we’ll be shopping, let’s see how it goes.”

Dennis nodded, “Go ahead, I’ll pick you up when you’re done shopping.”

Marie left with her bag, while Andres leaned coolly on the couch and asked, “Oh? Are you coming back

for dinner? Are you two living together now?”

Dennis looked down at the computer and added, “No, Just daily life.”

Andres clutched his chest, feeling as if he had been stabbed a hundred times. Dennis was that kind of

person – he rarely spoke, but when he did, his words hit right where it hurt.

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Marie and Iliana met at Rockefeller Plaza in New York, as New Year’s Day was approaching They went

shopping together for new clothes and New Year’s gifts.

“So you just let Carly go abroad like that?” Iliana asked.

Marie picked up a coat and tried it on herself, saying, “What else could I do? Grandpa spoke up, so I

couldn’t give her a hard time.”

Iliana said helplessly, “Marie, with Carly’s personality, she’ll bite you back sooner or later.”

Marie looked in the mirror and asked, “Does this look good?”

Iliana sighed, “Go try it on.”

Marie asked the sales assistant to bring her size, and she tried on the red coat. The coat had

delicate, flawless pearl buttons on the sleeves, which made her fair skin and beautiful appearance

stand out even more.

She took it off and handed it to the sales assistant, “Please wrap this one up for me.”

Marie turned to look at Iliana and smiled, “I’ll wait for her to come back and bite me, then I can

rightfully pull out her teeth and break her legs.”

Iliana shivered and said, “If Carly were smart, she would have obediently stayed abroad and not

come back to provoke you.”

After leaving the store, Marie and Iliana wandered around the mall. Iliana bought two clothes and a pair

of shoes, while Marie bought a coat for herself, a new jacket for Asher, and New Year’s gifts for Jolie,

Edward, Luca, and others. They purchased quite a few items, so they simply filled in the address for

Cloudy Villa and had the mall deliver everything directly there.

Turning her head, she saw a men’s coat in the shop window, a long black coat with what seemed to be

gemstone cufflinks. The design looked great, and Marie thought that with Dennis’ broad. shoulders and

long legs, it would probably look good on him.

She walked into the store and asked the sales assistant to take down a coat for her to see. Before the

sales assistant could move, a woman’s voice came from behind, “I want this coat.”

Marie and Iliana looked back and saw Nataly walking with Olive. When did they get to know each

other?

Before Marie could speak, Olive glared at the sales assistant and said, “I said I wanted this coat,

can’t you understand?”

Iliana frowned and looked at Marie. Marie laughed and said, “So, my dear elder sister, is this how you

always go to the mall? Don’t you understand the basis of first come first served? Or did your family not

teach you?”

Olive wasn’t angry either. She glanced at her disdainfully and said, “Don’t try to cosy up to me. Who are

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