The Beauty and the Brain

Chapter 59

As Marie walked onto the stage step by step, the audience was silent. Both of them appeared at the

same time. Should they shake hands and make peace, or make it worse?

Walking up to Carly, she avoided the microphone and asked, “Aren’t you going to quarrel with me on

what happened? Why are you silent now?”

Carly looked pale, and her voice trembled. She said unconvincingly, “Marie Spence, stop talking

nonsense. You will not ruin me!”

Marie smiled. “You’ll know if it’s nonsense or not.”

Carly grabbed her wrist and said, “Marie, don’t ruin me, please!”

With a bright smile, Marie said, “When you asked someone to rape me and changed the props to hurt

Sophia, didn’t you expect this? Isn’t it too late to beg me now?”

Marie took the microphone and was about to speak when Carly suddenly leaned closer and said, “I

know the truth about your mother’s death!”

Stunned, Marie turned her head to Carly, who was stared at her, enraged, “I swear I’ll tell you if you

just let me go.”

Marie seemed to have given her a reassuring smile. Carly let go of her hand and breathed a sigh of

relief.

Then, Marie turned to the microphone and said loud and clear, “The post on the forum about Carly and

me is true and I’m sorry for the trouble.”

Exclamations broke out in the silent auditorium.

It was like a mountain thrown into the calm sea, stirring up monstrous waves!

At the freshman ceremony, when the school leaders hinted at her to avoid trouble, she revealed the

truth without hesitation!

Carly was doomed with what Marie said!

The arrogant and vicious girl mentioned in the post was Carly herself!

Carly couldn’t believe it. She thought that the weakness of Marie would be her mother. She thought that

when Marie heard that she would tell the truth about Marie’s mother, she would be spared. She would

find a way to make a comeback someday,

But without hesitation, Marie placed the last straw of hope on her!

Marie put down the microphone, turned around, and was about to leave. Carly grabbed her and Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.

shouted in disbelief, “Why? You’d rather not know the truth to ruin me?”

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Marie shook off Carly’s hand and said mockingly, “Carly, my mother has been dead for many years. I’m

not in a rush to find out the truth today, but I can’t wait for a day to destroy you! After all, Sophia’s blood

can’t be shed for nothing

Marie was definitely not the timid girl anymore who dared not to fight back in the Spence family

years ago.

Carly scolded, humiliated, and beat her, but she just giggled and dodged in horror, never daring to look

directly into Carly’s eyes and fight back like this!

Carly had always been a princess, while Marie should always be inferior like the dirt on the ground.

But since when did Marie become so confident, powerful, and proud?

She always looked at Carly with contempt, like a queen who was not to be challenged.

She wasn’t Marie!

A terrifying thought suddenly popped into Carly’s mind. The adrenergic blocking agent she ate all these

years should have made her a fool. How could she change so much just because she fell down

the stairs with a slight concussion?

“You… You’re not Marie Spence… Who are you? Who are you?” Carly asked tentatively but fearfully.

Suddenly, Marie laughed. The corners of her mouth were raised. She leaned closer to Carly and

whispered, “How does someone so nasty like you deserve to know who I am?”

Only at this moment did Carly truly feel the imposing manner of Marie. The way Marie looked at her

was as if she was looking down on an ant with great contempt.

Carly was afraid that what Marie once said would come true.

Marie would take away everything she had, including money, glory, status, and innocence. Those

words seemed to linger in her ears like a curse.

Marie walked around Carly and returned to her seat. Iliana curled her lips and said, “You’re really cold. I

thought you would cry and pretend to be miserable.”

“Sorry. I couldn’t cry.”

The hall was in a mess, and Carly stood motionless on the stage because she was so stunned. It was

her assistant and bodyguards who took her away.

After packing up their things, Marie and Iliana let $

too. Iliana browsed the forum and said with a

smile, “This could be the most exciting freshman ceremony in Yale University!”

Many people posted on the school forum to attack Carly. Under the strong control of the school, the

incident gradually subsided, but for a long time, Carly did not appear in the school, which made Marie

feel much better.

Ever since Sophia’s makeup photo became popular on the Internet, her injury in the film crew also

attracted media attention. At the right time, KBK would release some of Sophia’s photos to increase her

exposure.

Sophia had turned into a slightly famous actress from an ordinary housewife, with the potential to

make a comeback.

A month later, news of Sophia’s divorce appeared on the Internet.

Marie called Sophia immediately, who answered the phone in her calm voice, “Yes, I was divorced.”

“Really? Are you okay?” Marie asked.

“I’m fine. He was willing to hang out with those sluts, and I’m happy to have some peace. I got a lot of

money for divorce. It was the right thing to do,” Sophia said.

“It’s good to know that you’re okay. I told Ms. Josepy that you can take a break for a while. The TV

series will broadcast in a few days, and you will be scheduled to work,” said Marie.

“Thank you, Marie,” Sophia said.

Marie smiled and hung up the phone.

She went back to her room and changed her clothes before heading out. It was the weekend, and

Dennis had been busy lately. She had invited Iliana to go shopping with her.

When she arrived at the mall where they met, Iliana was still wearing a long skirt and heavy makeup.

She couldn’t help but ask, “Why do you always wear heavy makeup?”

Iliana smiled, “I look better with makeup.”

Maybe she didn’t really want to talk about this. Marie didn’t insist and entered the mall with her.

Marie thought Iliana was from a rich family because of the way she shopped. Marie bought two

pieces of clothes. A scream suddenly came from a group of girls gathered around the big LED screen

in the mall.

Iliana dragged Marie over to see what happened. On the LED screen was The Chosen One, a popular

talent show that selected the top three through several rounds of singing and dancing. The winners

will have signed up with media companies to begin their career.

Today was the final round, and the remaining ten contestants were canvassing in the show.

The first and second places, because of their excellent singing skills, were far ahead of the votes. They

just said a few words.

The other 8 contestants were competing fiercely, and each of them gave their very representative

canvassing speeches.

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Everyone in the mall gathered in front of the LED screen, waiting for the final result.

As the number of votes continued to rise, the top three would be eventually determined.

The champion was Corbin Eugen, followed by Trenton Sawyer and Zane Chapman.

The rest of them were eliminated.

The director of the Global Medias signed Corbin first, and KBK signed Trenton.

Surprisingly, Zane stepped forward at this moment and announced that he would be quitting the

competition. Dereon Hebert replaced him as the third place and started his career.

The host and audience were stunned, so were the people watching the live broadcast in the mall.

Marie turned to Iliana and asked, “What’s wrong with Zane? Why did he suddenly quit the competition?

Wasn’t he afraid that the show crew will block him?”

Iliana curled her lips and said, “Dereon is the son of the Hebert family. It’s not surprising that he

managed to get third place.”

“The Hebert family?” Marie didn’t know if the Hebert family in Las Vegas had anything to do with

the one in New York.

“Yeah, it’s kind of like a wealthy family in New York. They’ve got such a beloved son who wants to

be a superstar, so they must play some tricks to make it happen,” said Iliana.

Staring at the screen, Marie saw Zane standing behind everyone, staring blankly at the cheering crowd.

It was apparent that he was not willing to quit the competition.

Intuition told her that she could make something big out of this.

After a day of shopping, Marie and Iliana entered a restaurant, but Iliana didn’t eat much. Marie said to

her, “You’re too thin. Eat more.”

Iliana shook her head. “I can’t eat anymore.”

Just as Marie was about to say something more, her phone rang. It was Dennis Whitney. She picked it

up. “Hello?”

“Where are you?” Dennis asked.

“I’m eating with Iliana outside.” When Iliana heard her name, she looked up at Marie, who smiled

at her.

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When are you coming back?” Dennis asked.

“Humph, I don’t know. Maybe when we’re done here.” As Marie spoke, she looked at Iliana as if asking

her about it. Iliana nodded.

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“I’ll be right back after dinner,” Marie said.

“Which restaurant? Ask Cullen to pick you up.” Dennis said.

“I’m good I’ll take a taxi back by myself,” Marie said.

“Marie, which restaurant?” Dennis insisted.

“Then wait for me at the entrance of the mall. I’ll go down after dinner.” Marie said.

Dennis hung up the phone, and Marie put away her phone.

Iliana glanced at her and asked, “Boyfriend?”

Stunned, Marie denied by waving her hand. “No, he’s not my boyfriend.”

“So that’s the suitor? He cares a lot about you!” Iliana said.

Marie blushed. Dennis was indeed concerned about her.

After dinner, they walked to the entrance of the mall, where Cullen was already waiting for her. Marie

took Iliana to the car and asked, “Where do you live? I’ll take you back first.”

Iliana hesitantly and told her the address. When they arrived at the location, Marie was a little

surprised. “The Tuttle family of New York?”

The Tuttle family was also one of the richest families. No wonder Iliana knew so much about the

rich families in New York. She even knew a little about throw the entertainment industry worked.

But Iliana didn’t look like a pampered young lady. Instead, it looked like she had suffered a lot.

Iliana nodded awkwardly and asked, “Marie, are you angry with me?”

Stunned, Marie asked, “About what?”

“I should have revealed my identity earlier.” Iliana kept her head down.

Marie smiled, “How is it any different? It’s all about you, not your family.”

Iliana held her hands and said, “Marie, I… I’m not from the Tuttle family. Just pretend I’m still the same

Iliana you knew. I’ll tell you more about it someday!”

The Tuttle family was also very complicated, that was why Iliana said several times that she was

“basically a New Yorker” but “not actually a member of the Tuttle family”.

She patted Iliana’s hands and said, “I knew

you as you are. Don’t think too much.”

Пliana raised her head and smiled gratefully. To her, Marie was

er best friend.

Iliana got out of the car and returned home. Cullen drove Marie to Glorious Estate, and handed the

company’s materials to Dennis Whitney.

Dennis glanced up at her and said, “Come here.”