Whispers of Wealth: The Mysterious Son-in-law

Ch- 119 : Blanket

As soon as Violet disappeared from view, Mariella whirled around and made her way back to the house as quickly as she could.

If not for this crass girl interrupting her, she would have changed and settled into her chair already, prepared to play up her misery for sympathy, and of course, drama.

And thanks to that hellspawn, here she was, sneaking in now, in spite of having reached the mansion a complete ten minutes ago. She was moving silently through the hallways, hoping that she wasn't too late.

As soon as she stepped into the living room, she spotted Cassie's figure turning the corner to her room, like a bucket of chilled water had been splashed all over her plans.

But there was still hope- Cassie had been oblivious to her, and if she could just remain unseen by her or Mark until she reached her room, everything would be perfect.

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Mark and Cassie had barely reached home, when his phone began to ring. Mark had all the intentions to ignore the call and accompany Cassie to