CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWO “But I was invited,” Marcus insisted, but it seemed like the more he spoke, the more he angered the guards, especially the more muscular one, Sly. “My father was supposed to attend this party, but he asked me to come in his place. I am telling the truth.” Marcus’s voice had changed, laced with a little annoyance.But it didn’t look like his demeanor was going to change anything, especially since the guards had already made up their minds not to let them in. “Turn around and walk away with your girlfriend.” Jack pointed, scowling at Marcus who shook his head, and then he pointed at Aria.“She is my sister. We are both here for the party.”“We don’t care!” Sly snapped at him, showing him his clenched fists.“I don’t mind beating up kids if I have to! I was given specific instructions by Mr. Pitcher not to let any kids or miscreants into this place. Don’t be a pain in my pass.” “But…” Marcus suddenly decided not to speak again. He looked at the guards one after t

CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR “That does not change the fact that they were not supposed to treat you that way. I should have had them whipped for their actions.” Duke grunted, his eyes sparking in a rage.“I think we have punished them enough, Mr. Duke,” Marcus said calmly, and then he began to look around the hall.It was hard to look at anyone in particular in the hall, all the guests moving around in style and poise. “I should take you to see Mr. Pitcher. He is expecting you.” Duke suggested, and as soon as Marcus nodded, he led the way through the crowd with both Marcus and Aria following right behind him. Just as expected, everyone who set their eyes on Marcus and his sister had to blink twice to be certain that they could see clearly.It could have been very easy to ignore Marcus’s presence because he was coming of age even though he was still a very young man, but Aria’s presence sparked some reactions.She was the youngest person in the hall, but she didn’t care about all of that,

CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX “I think you should let go of my hand, Miss Pitcher.” Marcus finally found his word, looking her in the eyes. “This is beginning to hurt me.” He expressed his discomfort, his eyes looking down at his right hand. “Oh. I am so sorry.” Sheila apologized at once, but the fact that she was still holding onto Marcus’s hand was surprising to him.“I didn’t even realize that I was hurting you, Master Marcus.” She explained, still holding onto his hand as though her life depended on it.Marcus arched his brows, and after he had cleared his throat, he grabbed her right hand with his left hand and set himself free, pulling off his right hand from her grip. “You were hurting me.” He complained with a contorted expression, looking her in the eyes as though he was trying to find out if she was intentionally doing what she was doing.But it was very hard to tell, especially since she had an impeccable look on her face, showing no signs of guilt at all.“I am so sorry.” Sheila

CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT Finally, the man they were left with no other choice to wait for showed himself, tall and handsome, and clad in a well-tailored white suit. “There you are!” he said as soon as he got closer to Sheila, and then he turned to look at Marcus, his eyes sparking with disdain. “Who is this, Sheila? Is he your bodyguard?” He asked, his voice reeking of so much arrogance. Sheila gasped, turning to Marcus with a sorry face. “What are you doing here, Luke? How did you even find me?” She asked, her voice laced with so much annoyance and impatience. “Your grandfather told me that I could find you here, Sheila.” Luke pointed out, causing the young lady to gasp, her eyes widening in surprise. Then she cleared her throat, suddenly getting rid of the thought that was trying to force its way into her mind. At that moment, Marcus suddenly felt like he had walked into a trap, but since nothing had been proven to him yet, he decided to remain calm until he was able to confi

CHAPTER EIGHTY Luke scoffed, his eyes turning to look at Sheila while he maintained the smirk all over his face.“Did you here that?!” He sniggered, shaking his head while he looked her in the eyes.“This lunatic just said that you don’t want me, Sheila! He doesn’t know what he is talking about!” Luke sniggered again, and then he turned to look at Marcus, instantly replacing his amusement with a glare. “Of course, she wants me!” He nodded to affirm his words, still reeking of so much arrogance. “Everybody wants Luke Abel, and Sheila is so lucky that I have chosen her to be my wife! There are a whole bunch of women I could have chose to be with, but I decided to give her that special privilege of being her partner.” Marcus grunted, and at that moment, he was beginning to wonder what Sheila must have been through in the hands of the man. “Is this the way you treat women?” He was forced to ask, but it didn’t look like the man was going to give him any response. “You should let go o