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50. Sibling Strife
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Since yesterday's incident, Mark's relationship with this family has been strained. He could not speak his mind. He still felt unworthy and inferior because he was just an adopted son who owed this family a favour.Saturday was a day off. Mark and Lucas were at their big house. They ate together at the dining table, accompanied by Lisa, who wore heavy make-up to attract Mark's attention. But it didn't change anything. It seemed that no matter how hard Lisa tried, Mark still wouldn't see her as the grown-up girl.“Brother,” Lisa called out, causing them to turn their heads together. However, Lisa's eyes on Mark made Lucas continue with his breakfast.“Mark,” Lisa called again, her voice hoarse from yesterday's incident. But once again, Mark did not answer her. The man continued to act indifferent as if he already hated him. That didn't make the stubborn Lisa give up so easily.“Brother Mark!” Lisa shouted, pounding on the table. The intonation of her voice was not that of someone screa
Between Love and Scandal 52. Mark vs Lucas
Silence fell over the dining table, leaving only Mark and Lucas. Since earlier, Lucas seemed to be trying to keep his emotions in check with Mark's indifference towards Lisa.Suddenly, Lucas kicked the table, stopping Mark, who was about to put chicken soup in his mouth."What do you want?" The face stiffened and turned bright red. Al was still casually eating the rest of the chicken soup in the bowl."I don't want to prolong this problem, Ed. And you can't make me love Lisa. My answer is clear. She's still my sister. Forever, and I think of her only as a sister, nothing more," Mark said.It seemed excessive to magnify Lisa's selfishness about her feelings and make her and Lucas have to behave like this.Obviously, Lucas' view of the matter was much more complicated. The man didn't accept Mark's unbiased decisions and statements and retaliated against Lisa."Okay, let's make this simple." Lucas took a breath to formulate his following sentence."You got all these benefits from my dad.
Between Love and Scandal 53. Confide In Me?
"Oh, I know you. The look on your face says it all." Aileen explained. After all, this wasn't the first time Mark had been like this, and she understood.Mark looked down deeply. "Hmm, what do you think? What am I supposed to do when everything I have is slipping out of my hands?"Aileen paused. "There are many options. One, you can start over. Second, you can keep it. Third, you could be down for a while.""How long?""Depends on your power level."Mark smiled. This girl was brilliant; she could think of anything, read everything and understand it quickly."By the way, what's wrong with you?"Mark leaned back on the garden chair and stared at the white clouds above. He tried to formulate a short sentence to explain his situation."My current dad is not my real dad. They took care of me at the orphanage when I was ten years old. We have a younger sister called Lisa. Because we had always obeyed her wishes for a long time, there was a misunderstanding between her and me." Pause."This
Between Love and Scandal 54. Outburst of Emotions
Mark drove home with his emotions running high. Lucas couldn't do this to him just because he hadn't accepted Lisa. He moved his car at a fast pace to get there as quickly as possible. On the porch, the man with a cross face between Francis and American sat quietly, enjoying a cup of tea. It was as if nothing had happened. Mark quickly approached the man, grabbed the cup from Lucas' hand, and glared at him."What do you mean you blocked all my cards?" Mark clenched his fists.Lucas still stared nonchalantly at Mark's red face."Are you stupid? I didn't cancel your cards. I didn't have the right. Our father did." Lucas took the teacup back from Mark's hand and sipped at it calmly."Yeah, and you told Dad to do it, didn't you?" Mark snapped.Lucas let go of the cup a little roughly. The next second, he laughed eerily. A mocking grin that made Mark even more apoplectic."Why, it wasn't yours to begin with. And you want to hear the other good news?" Lucas scoffed.This time, he got up fro
Between Love and Scandal 55. New Beginning
Mark left Howard's house with only a few dollars in cash. Fortunately, it was enough for Mark to rent a cheap inn for at least the next few nights. He couldn't walk any further with his suitcase. Mark turned a deaf ear to Lucas' repeated calls for him when he decided to leave and refuse Lucas' offer. He already didn't care what the man said. Sacrificing his own feelings just for money? Ha, absolutely ridiculous.If Mark's hard work for the Howard family company was not appreciated, then there was no point in staying. He had not been a member of their family from the beginning. Even this time, Mark seemed to be disregarded simply because he didn't share Lisa's feelings. For God's sake, Mark loved Lisa. But this wasn't the kind of affection he felt. Lisa would be his little sister and would never change.Mark would genuinely be someone else in the Howard family. He managed to stay out of Lucas' way, even though he had to give up all his hard work. Sometimes, he wondered if he was missin
Between Love and Scandal 56. A Force of Suicide
Lisa wiped the tears from her eyes. It felt like she couldn't even see clearly anymore because she cried too much. Her whole life seemed to crumble because Mark kept rejecting her feelings. Why was it always like this? Why couldn't Mark make her feel the same way? Lisa had just been holding a sharp black pen in her hand as she stared out the window of her room. Her whole body seemed to be out of order. Lisa had no appetite and could not sleep properly. Lisa just wanted Mark all to herself."I really don't deserve you, do I?" Lisa muttered to herself.Lisa closed the bedroom window. She picked up the carving knife from her drawer, which was actually one of her crafting tools. The shine of the sharp blade looked enticing. Lisa had done this many times before, but this time, it would definitely not be felt.Lisa wrote a short message on a piece of paper. It was just an apology to her family and to Mark. She was also grateful for everything she had received so far. If she couldn't get Mar
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"Check the document. Otherwise, you'll regret not finding out sooner."Aileen was reminded of the warning words of the mysterious Mark. The arrogant man with the enigmatic appearance had joined the marketing department a month ago."What the hell does that mean?" Aileen grumbled to herself as her hands searched for the file she wanted.The man's performance immediately baffled Aileen, the head of marketing. And here she was, sneaking into the Director's office to follow Mark's absurd suggestion.Her eyes widened as she read a document with a title on it. "Ah, here it is!" she muttered.She quickly opened it and flipped through the pages to find the one she wanted. Pulling her cell phone from her pocket, she snapped pictures of the report's summary pages.Occasionally turning her head toward the door, Aileen ensured the secretary did not re-enter the room. She was now concentrating on taking pictures. Her heart was pounding. It felt like a bomb would go off at any moment when the door
Between Love and Scandal 2. The Scandal
"Then what Mark said is true," Aileen muttered as she tapped her pen on the desk.With her eyes still occasionally fixed on the file, she picked up her cell phone and dialed the man's number."Yes, Ms. Aileen?" a voice asked from the other end of the line."Could you come to my office, please? There's something I'd like to discuss with you," Aileen replied, ignoring her reluctance to ask the man to come to her office as if they were partners who always got along well."All right, I'll be there in ten minutes." The man on the other end of the line then ended their conversation.Aileen was surprised to find herself reaching for a small mirror from her bag to correct some makeup on her face. She tried to catch her breath so as not to look too nervous."Come on, Aileen. Why do you look so tense to meet him, huh? Damn!" She cursed herself for being so out of control.She was not used to being awkward around men, especially when the man was below her in the office. But Mark Miller was diffe
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