The Beauty and the Brain

Chapter 121

“Mr. Whitney, Ms. Spence went home in the afternoon, and not long after, she was picked up by Mr.

Noel,” Cullen said.

“Noel? Where did he take her?” Dennis asked, somewhat puzzled.

“I don’t know, the car went on the highway, and it seemed to be heading towards Rhode Island,”

Cullen said.

He also felt quite strange. Why did Mr. Noel take Ms. Spence to Rhode Island out of the blue?

Dennis called Marie’s cell phone again, but it was still turned off.

He picked up his coat and headed out, instructing, “Let’s go after him. Have someone stop Noel at

the beach in Rhode Island!”

Cullen caught up and asked, “The beach? How did you know that Mr. Noel would take Ms. Spence to

the beach?”

Dennis didn’t speak, but walked quickly towards the elevator. He just had a feeling that Noel’s

unexplained trip to Rhode Island could only be because Marie had watched the sunrise with him by

the beach.

There weren’t many cars on the highway, and Noel’s car had great performance, so he sped along

the way.

Marie struggled a few times but eventually sat down obediently in her seat. She didn’t want to fight for

the steering wheel, as she valued her life and didn’t want to die so soon. She just sat there, waiting to

see where Noel was taking her.

Noel drove the car, exited the highway, and headed straight for the beach. When they arrived, Marie

was stunned. Wasn’t this the place where Dennis and I spent New Year’s Eve? Why did Noel bring

me here?

Noel parked the car and, without saying a word, got out and opened the passenger door. He pulled

Marie towards the beach, causing her wrist to hurt from his grip. Marie stumbled along with him, sand

getting into her shoes and causing her feet to ache.

Walking to the beach, Marie plopped down on her bottom. Fortunately, she was wearing shorts that

day, which made her look less awkward.

Marie sat on the beach, took off her shoes, shook out the sand, and stood up holding her shoes. She

asked, “Why did you bring me here?”

Noel looked at her with an obscure gaze and said, “Marie, I’m giving you one last chance, back off.”

“Ha…” Marie laughed, “Otherwise? Were you going to throw me into the sea to feed the fish?”

Get Bo

Noel’s gaze was somewhat fierce and a bit hurt, his eyes clear and unparalleled as he looked at her,

“Marie, you know very well that I could never hurt you.”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know…” Marie shook her head, “You are Olive’s brother, not mine, of course you

would hurt me.”

“Marie…” Noel said.

“Noel, I’ve told you many times, I am irreconcilable with your mother and your sister. Your

background has already determined your allegiance, so no matter what you say, I won’t believe it,”

Marie said, looking into his eyes with a calin tone.

She knew early on that Noel could never be her older brother; they could only be enemies.

“So what? You’d rather believe Dennis? You even wanted to spend New Year’s Eve with him?”

Noel sounded very anxious, as if every time he mentioned Marie and Dennis’ matters, he would

always get very angry.

Marie couldn’t help but laugh, her laughter filled with helplessness and confusion, “Noel, you and Olive

weren’t home on New Year’s Eve either, so why is it not okay for me to go out and celebrate

with others?”

“It’s not that I didn’t let you go out, but you were getting too close to Dennis,” Noel said.

“Say whatever you want, I don’t feel like explaining it to you,” Marie waved her hand and turned to

leave.

Noel grabbed her and said, “Marie! Listen to me! Stay away from Dennis!”

Marie turned around, looking at Noel with a cold expression, her gaze extremely indifferent.

Usually, Marie was always smiling and even more well-behaved and adorable in front of Asher.

However, when she got angry, she was nothing like her usual perfectly harmless self. When she glared

at you, it was as if she could kill you with just her eyes.

Marie had a cold expression on her face and said, “Noel, who I date is my business, you’re meddling

too much.”

“Marie! You have no idea how dangerous he really is!” Noel exclaimed loudly.

“Then tell me, how dangerous is he?” Marie said.

“Do you think Dennis is just a businessman? Do you know what else he’s involved in privately? Did you

know there was a shoot-out at the Rhode Island pier on New Year’s Eve?” Noel asked loudly.

“Shoot-out? L…” Marie was stunned.

“You didn’t know because Dennis was setting off fireworks with you here, so of course you couldn’t

hear the gunshots! Do you know what they stole? Do you know how many people died? You don’t

know anything! You’re just blinded by that man!” Noel yelled angrily.

He didn’t know why he was angry, maybe it was because he was worried about her, or maybe he was

annoyed with her. In any case, seeing her standing there, looking confused, made him very angry.

Marie hesitated for a long time before saying, “So what? Just because there was a shoot-out at the

dock, does that mean Dennis is unforgivable?”

Noel frowned at her, his eyes filled with disbelief. He couldn’t believe that upon hearing such news,

Marie could still stand there calmly, defending Dennis. Shouldn’t she be frightened or upset?

The man deceived her, using fireworks as a cover to conceal the shoot-out.

“Marie, you’re simply obsessed!” Noel said, “If Dennis sold you one day, you’d even help him count the

money!”

The sound of a car’s sudden braking reached her ears, and Marie turned her head to see the familiar

Rolls-Royce parked by the roadside. Cullen and Dennis got out of the car and looked in her

direction.

Marie laughed, her laughter sweet and adorable. She said, “Dennis is very rich, there’s no need to

sell me.”

Dennis didn’t care about the sand getting into his expensive leather shoes as he walked step by step

across the beach. He approached Marie and saw her wrist being gripped by Noel. With a cold.

expression, he said, “Let her go!”

Noel seemed more determined, gripping Marie’s wrist even harder. Marie frowned at Noel and

said, “You’re hurting me, let go.”

Noel loosened his grip, his tone pleading, as he said, “Marie, please, go home.”

Marie immediately shook him off, rubbing her wrist. Dennis touched her hair and said, “Wait for

me on the side.”

Marie nodded and took two steps to the side. Noel reached out to grab her, but Dennis blocked him.

“Dennis! already know what happened on New Year’s Eve! Marie knows too! Don’t think you can take

advantage of her!” Noel was blocked by Dennis and was somewhat angry.

“Oh? Really? What did you find out?” Dennis sneered.

“Things that happened at the pier! Whether it’s drug trafficking or firearms trafficking, don’t involve

Marie! I’ll make sure she stays away from you!” Noel said.

Although he was still unsure what forces Dennis was involved with, he knew that Dennis was not

simple.

Dennis narrowed his eyes, his cold gaze filled with chilliness, and he said, “Our business is none of

your concern!”

Dennis turned to leave, but Noel reached out and grabbed Dennis’ shoulder. He said, “Dennis! Stay

away from Marie!”

Dennis suddenly turned around and punched Noel in the face. Noel fell onto the beach, his face quickly

swelling and turning red.

Dennis clenched his fist and said, “Noel, if you try to take her away again, it won’t be just a punch

I’ll give you!”

He walked up to Marie, who was standing beside him holding her shoes, and quietly gave a thumbs

up, saying, “Nice uppercut!”

Dennis shook his head helplessly, bent down to carry Marie up, and walked towards the car on the

side of the road.

When Noel struggled to stand up, he only saw Dennis’ broad back, talking to the girl in his arms. Marie

was wearing cartoon socks, her legs swinging in his arms, looking cute and delicate, completely

different from the cautious and indifferent appearance she had in front of him.

Cullen opened the car door, Dennis placed Marie in the back seat, then got in himself, and Cullen

drove back to New York.

In the car, Dennis asked, “Where’s your phone?”

“Noel threw it away,” Marie said.

“What did Noel say to you?” Dennis asked again.

“Didn’t say much,” Marie shook her head.

“Marie,” Dennis looked at her.

“He said you were dangerous and told me to stay away from you,” Marie turned to look at Dennis.

“He also said that the fireworks that day were just a cover-up for the shoot-out at the pier.”

Dennis suddenly felt a bit nervous, as he knew that if Marie didn’t want to stay by his side, nothing

he did would be of any use.

She was such an insecure person, and he was afraid that this incident would make her put up her

emotional walls once again.

They looked at each other for about half a minute, then Marie suddenly smiled, turned around, and lay

on Dennis’ legs. She let out a sigh and said, “I’m tired, I want to sleep for a while.”

Dennis hesitated for a moment, then reached out and touched her forehead, saying, “Go to sleep.”

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Marie closed her eyes and said again, “You know what? Noel also said that one day you would sell me

out, and I would even count the money for you.”

Dennis laughed, “Really? What did you say then?”

Marie opened her eyes and looked at him, saying, “I told him that you’re very rich, there’s no need

to sell me.” Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Cullen sat in front and chuckled, while Marie closed her eyes, turned over, and fell asleep using

Dennis’ thigh as a pillow.

She closed her eyes, just not sure yet how to continue the conversation with Dennis.

In other words, she was a little scared, afraid that Dennis had really used her. The warmth,

companionship, and happiness of that day, along with the fireworks filling the sky, were all meant

to cover up that shoot-out.

She would be very sad, as if a flower that had just taken root and sprouted in her heart was

devastated and left with no intact skin.

She didn’t want to face it, nor did she want to know the answer so quickly. She gave Dennis time to

think of a less hurtful way to tell her the answer.

She was really quite tired. After more than an hour of speeding and all those arguments, she was

physically and mentally exhausted. As she drifted off to sleep, she faintly heard the man’s heavy sigh.