The Beauty and the Brain

Chapter 141

She didn’t know where she got the courage and strength from, but in this quiet, deserted garden, when

Noel was much stronger than her, she should have given in and shown weakness, escaping sooner.

But Noel said that Dennis would become a dead person.

Whether it was to scare her or just a joke, it had gone too far. As for Marie, she couldn’t even bear to

think about what it would be like without Dennis by her side. Just the thought of it caused her heart-

wrenching pain.

Everyone who cursed Dennis like this, shut up!

No matter the method, whether hitting him, scolding him, or even killing him, as long as it made Noel

shut up, it was fine.

So, without giving it much thought, she raised her hand and slapped Noel.

With a slap that used all their strength, five finger marks immediately appeared on Noel’s pale face.

Perhaps he had been a pampered young wealthy man all his life, never having experienced any

scolding or beatings. That’s why he was so surprised when

Marie hit him.

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looked at Marie coldly.

A grown man, slapped in the face, experienced such humiliation that it was enough to make him burn

with anger.

Marie smirked and said, “Noel, I wish you would just come at me directly instead of pretending to be a

good person here. I’ve never been afraid of being your enemy!”

Noel gripped Marie’s waist and spun her around, pressing her against the

pillar. His grip tightened, causing not only Marie’s arms to ache, but her waist

as well.

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Before Noel could speak, an anxious voice suddenly came from behind,

“Marie!” It was Luca.

Marie seemed to have seen a savior, as she stuck her head out and shouted,

“Luca! Save me!”

Noel frowned, Luca was just Marie’s driver after all, he had no right to address

her by her first name like that.

Luca rushed over and pulled Noel away with a skillful, albeit not very strong,

force. Noel felt a pain in his shoulder and let go of Marie.

Marie gained her freedom and immediately moved behind Luca. Noel frowned

and looked at Luca, “Move!”

Luca firmly blocked Marie. “Mr. Spence, protecting Marie’s safety is my job.”

“Do you think I would hurt her?” Noel asked, looking at Luca. The man was tall and handsome,

appearing to be someone proficient in combat.

“You can.” Without any hesitation, Luca answered Noel.

In Luca’s single-minded way of thinking, since Marie hated Noel, it meant that Noel must not be a good

person. And if Noel wasn’t a good person, then they might potentially harm Marie.

Noel clenched his fist, gritted his teeth, and asked, “What about Dennis?”

Luca shook his head decisively, “No.”

Marie chuckled, and Luca thought it was well-deserved. At least up until now, Dennis hadn’t done

anything to harm Marie and had even helped her several

times.

In Cullen’s words, Dennis practically held Marie in the palm of his hand, protecting her, so of course

Dennis wouldn’t hurt Marie.

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Noel became angry, he swung his right fist and fiercely struck Luca’s face.

However, his fist was firmly caught by Luca, whose palm was in front, accurately gripping Noel’s fist.

Noel was taken aback, but after all, he had trained and had excellent skills. So

even though Marie had done a lot of exercises, she still couldn’t match his

strength.

But he never expected that the sudden punch he threw would be accurately

caught by Luca.

Moreover, seeing Marie’s nonchalant expression, it seemed that she had

known all along that Luca wouldn’t get hurt.

Luca slowly loosened his grip, Noel lowered his fist, looked at Luca, and Luca smiled without saying

anything.

However, Noel knew that the punch just now had made it very clear – he

couldn’t beat Luca, and there was no chance of winning.

Marie glanced at Noel disdainfully and said, “Don’t move around carelessly. If

you get hurt, I won’t be able to explain it to Grandpa.”

After speaking, Marie turned around and left the gazebo. Luca followed Marie,

and they both left together.

Noel watched as the two figures walked away. Luca didn’t follow behind Marie; instead, he walked

beside her. They were chatting and laughing together, not at all like a noble young lady and her

bodyguard who had just met recently. Instead, they seemed more like good friends.

Marie punched Luca and asked, “Where have you been? Why didn’t you come earlier?”

Luca shrugged, “I went to grab some food, and after going around in circles, I realized you hadn’t come

back, so I came out to look for you.”

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Marie said helplessly, “If you were any later, Noel would have broken my

arm.”

Luca grinned and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll compensate you for his

interruption.”

Marie was speechless.

Man, was this the main point?

Back at the banquet hall, Marie found Iliana and asked, “Didn’t we say we were going to look for Luca

together? Where did you go?”

Iliana pointed at Andres and helplessly spread her hands. “He dragged me to

dance.”

Marie laughed mischievously, “You and Andres? You two…”

“Don’t get me wrong!” Iliana waved her hand and said, “He was hiding from Nataly, and I was just there

to help.”

Marie clicked her tongue and said, “Next time, don’t block her either. Nataly is a crazy woman. What if

she does something to you?”

Iliana laughed, “I’m not afraid of her, and I can also help you annoy her.”

Marie also laughed, picked up a small finger food, and brought it to Iliana’s mouth, saying, “Very

enlightened, rewarding you with a finger food!”

Iliana grabbed some finger food with her mouth and asked unclearly, “What did Luca say? Where did

the oil painting come from?”

Marie’s face turned red as she ate finger food and said, “Dennis brought it.”

“Oh…” Iliana laughed as she looked at Marie, not saying anything, just smiling at her with a face that

seemed to say, “My girl has grown up.”

“Oh no! What are you looking at?” Marie covered her face, unable to eat because Iliana was staring at

her.

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Iliana laughed and playfully hit Marie, “Mr. Whitney is quite impressive! He actually managed to make

you blush!”

Marie buried her head and said helplessly, “I just helped defuse the situation,

didn’t I…”

Iliana said with a grin, “Mr. Whitney is famously uninterested in women in

New York. Now, it’s clear that he’s completely smitten with you. I don’t care, I

want to reserve my spot as a bridesmaid!”

Marie pushed Iliana and said, “Nonsense! What bridesmaid!”

Iliana laughed as she dodged, “And godmother! I want to be the godmother!

I’ll reserve it for Sasha too!”

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Marie pulled Iliana close and firmly patted her forehead twice, saying, “When

you and Andres officially tie the knot, I want to be the bridesmaid!”

Iliana helplessly spread her hands. “Me and Andres? Impossible.”

“Why? Are we still waiting for the person from abroad?” Marie asked.

She vaguely heard Iliana mention that she had a man who was like a childhood

sweetheart, just as Andres liked Nataly. Iliana had been determined to love

that man for more than a decade, but it never led to anything.

Iliana forced a bitter smile and said, “I guess so. So for Andres, it’s just that misery loves company,

nothing more.”

Marie reached out and hugged Iliana, comforting her by patting her shoulder. “It’s alright. Andres is

deeply in love with Nataly, and I don’t want you to get

involved with him!”

Iliana nodded, “Yes, I know.”

Over at Olive’s, in order to please Nataly, she specifically booked a flight to France for Nataly and

encouraged her to go to France to find Dennis.

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Nataly was a bit hesitant to go. Last time she had stolen the keys to Glorious

Estate, Dennis didn’t say much, but he decisively changed the locks for

Glorious Estate and firmly rejected Nataly’s desired collaboration. He even

called the Carmen family to inform them that it was time for Nataly to return to England to get married

and have children.

This man clearly showed his attitude, wanting to push her far away, preferably throwing her directly to

England, never to be seen again.

All of this happened because she went to Glorious Estate and confronted

Marie.

This time, she didn’t know if her secretly going to France and disturbing Dennis’ work would make him

angry enough to send her directly to England.

Nataly took the plane ticket, and in Olive’s eyes, she was the candidate to be Dennis’s future wife. She

didn’t want to lose such a dignity.

But whether she went or not was her own business. Even if she didn’t go, Olive

wouldn’t know.