The Beauty and the Brain

Chapter 63

All of a sudden, the man softened his tone. “Uncle Dennis?”

The woman was stunned, and so was Marie. What was going on? Why was this man calling him

uncle?

Dennis’ face was still gloomy, “Kevin Whitney, is this your woman?”

Kevin immediately nodded. “Yes! Since she offended you, I’ll go back and teach her a lesson!”

The woman was dumbfounded. Tugging at Kevin, she asked coquettishly, “Who is this, Kevin? Why are

you so afraid of him?”

Cullen smiled and asked, “Miss, you’ve argued for so long. Don’t you even know who our president

is?”

The woman hid behind Kevin, her aura unabated, “I don’t care who you are! Anyway, it was that poor

student who hit me first, and she’s even lame!”

Dennis’ face was like the sky before a thunderstorm, gloomy and frightening. He asked, “Kevin, who is

she?”

Kevin immediately replied, “A model. I just met her.”

Dennis glanced at him coldly, and said to Cullen, “Blacklist her!”

Cullen nodded, “Okay!”

The woman stomped angrily, “Who are you? How dare you be so arrogant?”

Marie was speechless. What a dumb head!

Dennis glanced at Kevin and said, “Have you no taste?”

Then he left Fairy Restaurant without looking back, Marie in his arms.

Cullen smiled and glanced at Kevin, saying, “Mr. Kevin, goodbye.”

After Cullen left, Kevin turned around and slapped the woman in the face, cursing, “Idiot! If it weren’t for

you, I wouldn’t have been humiliated by that bastard! Don’t you know who he is? He’s my uncle! The

president of the Whitney Group!”

After saying that, he shook off the woman and drove away.

Dennis carried Marie into the car and ordered,

Go to the hospital.”

Marie tugged at the corner of his shirt with her fingers, and said, “Well… I haven’t bought grilled fish

yet…”

Dennis glared at Cullen from the rearview mirror and said, “It’s okay. We can buy it later. Let’s go to the

hospital first.”

Cullen was on the verge of tears. How could he have expected that Ms. Spence would run into people

from the Whitney family as soon as she went out?

When they arrived at Sun Hospital, Dennis carried Marie straight to the director’s office. When they

walked to the door, they heard some voices. Marie blushed and buried her head in Dennis’s arms.

Had no other way, Dennis said, “Cullen, knock on the door.”

Cullen knocked on the door vigorously, and an unhappy voice came from inside, “Get out!”

Cullen said, “Doc. Hart, open the door. Mr. Whitney is at the door.”

A minute later, the door opened. A hot woman gave Cullen an unhappy look and left the office with her

waist twisting.

Gavin’s face darkened as he asked, “What’s wrong now?”

Dennis smiled. “You’re quite fast.”

Gavin’s face darkened even more. He looked at Marie in Dennis’ arms and said, “She hurt again?”

Dennis placed her on the chair and said, “Her hand is grazed. Wrap it up.’

Gavin asked, “Am I, a medical doctor, just a caretaker in your eyes?”

Dennis shook his head. “No.”

Then, he added, “Only people who can’t take care of themselves need caretakers. Marie is not.”

Gavin said, “She’s not far from being unable to take care of herself. Aren’t you tired of carrying her all

day long?”

Dennis raised his eyebrows and said, “Nope, she’s very light.”

Gavin was speechless.

Can I spit on his face?

Gavin disinfected Marie’s hand and wrapped it up carefully, asking, “How did you get hurt every day?” Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

After thinking for a while, Marie said, “I can’t help it. My life has been ill-fated!”

Then she raised her head and asked Dennis, “Are we going to buy grilled fish?”

Dennis nodded. “Yes.” Gavin was displeased. “What? I want to go too!”

Cullen grabbed Gavin and said, “No, you don’t want to go.”

Gavin was speechless.

Dennis picked up Marie and left without looking back.

In the end, they didn’t buy grilled fish, and Dennis took her to Fairy Restaurant for a meal.

Marie thought, Dennis should not be angry anymore, right?

Dennis asked her, “Why didn’t you have breakfast?”

With her head down, she poked a few fish bones and said, “I don’t have an appetite in the morning.”

Dennis asked again, “Why did you cry last night?”

Before she could speak, Dennis said, “If you want to lie, don’t say it.”

Marie lowered her head and said nothing.

She didn’t know what to say. Should she tell Dennis that she had met him two years ago?

Or should she tell him that she didn’t want to eat with Clayton? Or should she just tell him that she

was Rose?

How?

Dennis, I was dead, but I’m alive again?

Dennis would think that she was really crazy from eating too much adrenergic blocking agent, right?

Or maybe Dennis liked this lively and cheerful girl, not the killer full of hatred in her heart?

She had no idea, and her mind was in a mess.

She did not know what to say or how to say it, so she simply did not want to bring it up.

After a long silence, Dennis’ voice suddenly sounded, “I’ll wait for

you.

“Huh?” Marie raised her head and looked at him.

Dennis put down his fork and looked at her steadily. His obsidian eyes were like a vast sea of stars

hidden, and then, the next moment, it seemed that she was the only one hidden.

He said, “You have a lot of secrets in your heart. If you don’t want to tell me, it’s okay. I’ll wait for

you.”

Marie saw that there was a reflection of herself in those clear eyes, which had the limpidity of the

lake.

Then her tears, with a “tap”, fell on the back of her hand, like a nuclear bomb, hitting her heart

heavily.

Dennis said, “As long as you promise you won’t lie to me, I can wait until the day you are willing to

tell the truth.”

Looking into those eyes, Marie seemed to be possessed. Then she said, subconsciously but

willingly, “I promise.”

She promised that from this moment on, she would no longer lie or hide anything.

She promised that one day, she would tell the truth, no matter what Dennis would think of her.

Dennis smiled, reached out and wiped the tears from her face, and said, “Crybaby, let’s eat.”

Marie giggled and lowered her head to eat.

In the afternoon, after Dennis sent her back to Glorious Estate, he spent the whole afternoon

dealing with business in the study. Marie had nothing to do, so she just flipped through the

information about Zane that Cullen had found for her.

Zane was from an ordinary family. His father had died at a young age, and his mother’s ill health. kept

her in hospital year-round, while she still had to run a small roadside stall to make ends meet – and yet

they still lived beyond their means.

Zane was handsome, and he could sing well. Initially, he could sign a contract with an entertainment

company through the talent show. After entering the entertainment industry, his family’s situation would

improve.

But no one expected him to opt out.

According to Cullen’s investigation, Zane’s mother’s stall was smashed on the day of the finals. Similar

things had happened before, and there were even several rounds of provocation that happened where

they lived, and the culprit was Dereon, who had successfully advanced.

In fact, even if Dereon didn’t make it to the top three, Olive would still sign him for the sake of the

Hebert family, but this kind of person liked to bully the weak.

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The Spence sisters weren’t pleasing to Marie’s eyes, and so was Dereon, which made her insist on

intervening in this matter.

The doorbell rang. Marie got up to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Marie met the visitor’s eyes and was stunned.

Clayton…

She calmed herself down and said, “Come in. Dennis is in the study.”

Clayton walked in with a bottle of red wine, followed by Gavin and Andres.

Marie pushed open the door of the study and said, “Gavin and the others are here.”

Andres’s eyes widened. “How dare she disturb Mr. Whitney like that?”

Gavin shrugged nonchalantly. “What’s the big deal? She’s literally the apple of Dennis’ eye.”

Dennis walked out of the study and glanced at Gavin. “Is the hospital going bankrupt?”

Gavin hugged Andres and cried bitterly, “Look! What kind of a friend is he? He’s always bullying

me!”

Andres patted Gavin’s head and asked, “What are we having for dinner?”

Dennis said, “Let’s order takeout.”

Andres was speechless.

Clayton was speechless.

Gavin was speechless.

Dennis raised his head and said, “Didn’t you insist on coming here? You still expect me to cook?”

Marie raised her hand awkwardly and said, “How about Seafood Spaghetti?”

Gavin and Andres immediately raised their hands in agreement. “I agree!”

So Dennis and Marie prepared Seafood Spaghetti at home, and Gavin and the others were playing

cards in the living room.

After a few rounds, Andres shouted, “Come on, Mr. Whitney! Mr. Philemon has lost all his money!”

Dennis walked out with a smile and said, “Clayton, don’t lose on purpose.”

Clayton smiled. “I’m tired. You play with them for a while.”

Dennis satin Clayton’s seat and drew the cards. Then, Clayton stood up and sneaked into the

kitchen.

When Marie heard footsteps, she said, “Dennis, help me cut the sweet potato.”

Not hearing a response for a long time, she turned around and saw Clayton leaning against the kitchen

door, staring at her steadily.

With a tremble in her hand, the potato fell to the ground and rolled under Clayton’s feet.

Clayton bent down to pick it up and returned it to her, saying, “Ms. Spence, you seem to be nervous

every time you see me?”

Get Bo

Marie turned around and said, “Mr. Philemon, anyone would be nervous if you stared at them like.

that.”

Clayton smiled and said, “I’m sorry for being abrupt. May I ask if we’ve met somewhere before?”

Marie stiffened and said, “How is that possible? I grew up in Las Vegas. Are you from Las Vegas?”

“No, I’m from New York, but I’ve been living in France for the past few years. Have you been there, Ms.

Spence?” Clayton asked.

Marie shook her head. “No. This is the first time I’ve left Las Vegas.”

Before Clayton could speak, Dennis walked into the kitchen and asked, “What are you talking

about?”

Clayton smiled and said, “It’s nothing. Ms. Spence looks familiar, so I just come to sort of chat.”

Dennis said, “Andres and the others asked you to play poker.'”

Clayton nodded and left the kitchen.

Dennis walked over to help her do chores and asked, “What did Clayton say to you?”

Marie shook her head. “Nothing. Mr. Philemon asked me if I’ve been to France.”

Dennis said, “Clayton and I grew up together as bros. The Philemon family has a complicated

background, so Clayton is different from the three of us.”

“Is it the mafia?” asked Marie.

“No, the Philemon family is developing in the military field, so Clayton will be more wary of strangers. If

he says anything to make you unhappy, don’t take it to heart,” Dennis said.

Marie nodded and said nothing.

Clayton is developing in the military field, then why did Dennis appear at the party two years ago? Is he

really just the president of Whitney Group?

They sat down for dinner and had Seafood Spaghetti. After dinner, Marie went back to her room early.

Dennis and Clayton hadn’t seen each other for a long time, and they chatted happily. It wasn’t until late

at night that they got up and left.

After Gavin and Andres left one after another, Clayton followed Dennis into the study and asked,

“Dennis, who is Ms. Spence?”

Dennis glanced at him and asked, “What do you mean?”

Get Bogus

“She’s not as simple as she looks. I can tell!” Clayton exclaimed.

Dennis smiled, “Of course the person I chose is not simple.”

“Dennis!” Clayton’s intuition told him that Marie must be hiding something big from them.

“Well, Clayton, you’re overthinking it.” Dennis was a little unhappy.

Noticing his unpleasantness, Clayton could only drop the topic, “I heard you’re asking Cullen to

investigate Rose?”

Dennis nodded and said, “Found nothing. Rose is like a ghost. There is no clue at all.”

Clayton smiled. “Cullen’s intelligence network is fine at home, but when it comes to abroad, it can

go

nowhere. I’ll check it out.”

Dennis glanced at him, nodded, and said, “Do it, as soon as possible.”

He didn’t know why he was so eager to know the news about Rose, but he always vaguely felt that

Marie had something to do with this matter.

Maybe the sooner he found out the truth, the sooner he could protect her.