Chapter 684
Mabel released a weary sigh. "There are times when one should not underestimate others, wouldn't you agree?" she said. "Today, the town's gossip isn't centered around Liam as a laughingstock, but rather your decision to bypass Sie and marry Megan. What could Megan, a woman scorned by high society, possibly offer you? If it weren't for your support of the Zenith Group, they wouldn't even warrant a second glance.""Enough, please stop," Joseph interjected. His irritation was mounting, and his discomfort was growing. "Megan cured my illness. If it weren't for her encouragement during my time in the mental hospital, I would have died long ago.""But didn't Sie also offer you encouragement? If it weren't for her intervention, you would have killed me," Mabel blurted out.
Joseph was taken aback, his throat tightening inexplicably. "Did something like that happen?"Mabel was left speechless. "Is this the illness Megan cured for you? She healed you, but you've forgotten all the good that Sie did."Joseph felt a wave of dizziness wash over him at Mabel's casual remark. When he tried to delve deeper into his thoughts, a sudden headache assailed him. He held his head, his gaze falling on Marcus and Felix, who were engaged in conversation not far away. "Look at Marcus," he said coldly. "He claims innocence, yet he remains closely tied to the Chamberlain family. Do you still believe in him?"Mabel followed his gaze, her expression souring instantly. She turned and approached Marcus. "Marcus, could I have a word?"Marcus, wearing a gentle smile, took a full three minutes before he sauntered over. "Mabel, what can I do for you?"Mabel found it increasingly difficult to read him. "Marcus, haven't I asked you to maintain your distance from the Chamberlain family, especially Felix...?""Mabel, the Chamberlain family is also my parents' home. I can't sever ties with them over a family conflict," Marcus shrugged. "Besides, the Chamberlain family's rise in recent years hasn't hindered the Hernandez family. Both families have grown together, isn't that a good thing?"Mabel, taken aback, retorted somewhat angrily, "How hasn't it affected us? In recent years, some of Hernandez's subsidiaries have been squeezed by the Chamberlain family, reducing our profits. If it weren't for our support back then, the Chamberlain family...""The Chamberlain family wouldn't be where they are today; I know you're going to say that again," Marcus interrupted. "The Chamberlain family is where it is today because of our collective efforts. Besides, in the past three years, even without your help, we've been thriving.""If it weren't for the hundreds of billions I gave you before, would the Chamberlain family be where it is today...?""I don't want to argue with you. Every time we do, it's always about how the Chamberlain family is scheming, as if we owe a lifetime of gratitude to your Hernandez family," Marcus said impatiently before walking away.A chill ran down Mabel's spine. Marcus hadn't been like this before, but now he was growing increasingly impatient with her. Had Marcus always been this way, or had he changed?After Marcus left, he headed straight for the garden. Behind a dimly lit flowerbed, a woman suddenly emerged, looping her arm around his neck. "Why did you come out alone, not with that old woman, Mabel?" she asked.
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