The Beauty and the Brain

Chapter 104

Sasha and Zane’s assistant took them away. Gavin went home, and Darwin had already been helped

to his room by the housekeeper to sleep.

Andres was still lying on the steps, he turned over and said groggily, “Dennis, what’s wrong with

me?”

Iliana happened to pass by, shook her head helplessly, sat down beside him, and said, “Who said you

couldn’t handle it?”

Andres opened his eyes, looked around, and closed them again. He lay there lazily and muttered, “I’m

so great, why doesn’t she like me?”

Iliana leaned on the steps, gazing at the starry sky, and murmured, “He doesn’t like me, it’s because

I’m not good enough…”

Andres squinted his eyes and reluctantly sat up a bit, patted Iliana’s head, and said, “He definitely

doesn’t deserve you!”

Iliana laughed, “Maybe that girl wasn’t good enough for you?”

Andres fell down the stairs again, seeming a bit unconscious. Iliana went to the living room to get a

blanket to cover him. Luca came over and called out to her, “Ms. Tuttle, I’ll take you home.”

Iliana nodded and followed Luca as they left the Robert residence.

In Glorious Estate, Dennis carried Marie into the living room and turned on the light. Marie, still half-

asleep, rubbed her eyes and leaned on Dennis, asking, “Where’s my gift?”

Cullen brought the gifts from the trunk and piled them in the living room, while Marie sat on the floor,

clamoring to unwrap them.

Dennis brought her scissors and helped her unwrap the gifts. They didn’t know which gift was from

whom, so they just opened them randomly. Actually, Marie couldn’t see the gifts clearly, but she was

very happy just unwrapping them.

Someone had also given her a huge plush toy, a fluffy big teddy bear. Marie nestled on the big teddy

bear and giggled from time to time.

She insisted on having a drink, leaving Dennis with no choice but to get two bottles of fruit wine from

the cabinet.

After experiencing Marie getting drunk several times, he had no choice but to let Cullen store a lot

of fruit wine in the liquor cabinet. As a result, his precious liquor and red wine collection was mixed with

colorful fruit wines…

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Marie held up the wine bottle fearlessly and said, “Come on, Dennis! Cheers!”

Dennis was speechless.

Marie took a sip of wine, smacked her lips with satisfaction, and said, “Happy birthday to me… my

birthday… happy birthday…”

Dennis said, “Happy birthday.”

She pulled Dennis and stammered, “Dennis… I’m especially… especially happy today!”

“Really? Are you happy?” Dennis asked, helping her sit comfortably against the big teddy bear and

sitting down beside her.

“Yeah! I had never celebrated a birthday before… So this is what it’s like… Hehe…” Marie squinted her

eyes and giggled, “I have so many… so many gifts… I’m so happy!”

“As long as you’re happy.” Dennis gently stroked her hair, speaking softly.

Marie was overjoyed, as she had never celebrated a birthday before. People from the Rodger Group

didn’t celebrate birthdays, as they had no identities, no documents, and no birth dates,

She initially thought that she had been given a second chance at life in order to seek revenge and

make those who had hurt her pay the price.

But today, she suddenly realized that on this path of revenge, unknowingly, she had gained many

things she had never dared to dream of before.

Those friendships, those friends, those gentle moments.

She was originally full of reckless courage, determined to make Wren pay the price, even if it meant

mutual destruction.

But now, she didn’t want to anymore.

She wanted to take revenge, and then live on, healthily and diligently.

She was no longer that indifferent assassin; she was a person with flesh, blood, and emotions.

She was Marie Spence.

She turned her head to look at Dennis, squinted her eyes, and whispered, “Can I tell you my little

secret?”

Dennis laughed, raised his hand, touched her long hair, and said, “No need.”

Marie frowned and pouted, “But you’ve always wanted to know…”

I promised you, one year’s time,” Dennis said, looking at her with gentle and affectionate eyes.

They agreed that it would be for a year, and so it was a year.

He would never take advantage of her being drunk to get her secrets out.

Marie blinked, leaned in, and kissed Dennis on the lips.

The girl’s soft, warm lips pressed against his, and Dennis’ body stiffened. His mind went blank for the

first time in his life, as Marie took the initiative to kiss him, causing his first-ever mental

blankness.

This time, he was far from being as proactive, proficient, and effortless as he had been when he

secretly kissed Marie in the past.

He closed his eyes like a fool, stood still, and enjoyed the sweetness of the moment.

It wasn’t until Dennis’ lips were gently touched by something, which even traced along the outline of his

lips, that he suddenly realized what was happening.

He took the wine bottle from Marie’s hand and threw it on the floor, where it rolled away with a

clattering sound and spilled wine everywhere. Dennis then picked her up in a sideways hold, kicked

open the bedroom door, and laid her down on the soft, large bed.

It was a long and passionate kiss, accompanied by clothes scattered along the way, which pushed his

self-control to the brink of collapse.

But for Marie, it really was just an exploratory kiss. After that, she was completely bewildered, and

her mind was a mess.

So, Dennis took a deep breath and lifted his head, while Marie had already dozed off.

Dennis was rendered speechless by this.

“She lit the fire and then slept peacefully?” thought Dennis.

He pinched her waist a bit angrily, and Marie, feeling uncomfortable, let out a couple of groans. She

raised her hand and slapped Dennis across the face.

Dennis was left speechless again.

He rubbed his brow, stood up, filled the bathtub with water, and picked up Marie to gently place her

in it.

Just from this one step, he felt extremely uncomfortable, so he went to another bathroom and took

a cold shower.

After he finished showering, he took Marie out and put one of his own T-shirts on her, then carried

her to the bed.

Throughout the entire process, Marie slept soundly, showing no signs of waking up. Dennis tossed her

onto the bed, and Marie let out a hum, turned over, revealing her fair and slender legs, and continued

to sleep while hugging the blanket.

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Dennis looked at his renewed fighting spirit, helplessly walked into the bathroom, took another cold

shower, and then came out and lay down on the bed.

He pulled the blanket from Marie’s hands, covered her properly, and then held her in his arms as

they slept.

Marie squirmed in his arms, and Dennis sighed helplessly. He had to pamper the girl he chose, even if

she was kneeling.

The next day, when Marie woke up with a throbbing headache, she saw a man’s handsome face

enlarged before her eyes.

Dennis was still asleep, his hair looking soft and comfortable without being styled. His eyelashes were

very thick, and his facial features were three-dimensional and delicate. It had to be admitted that this

man indeed had a perfect appearance.

Marie was bewildered… Last night, could it be, really, that they did it?

But she couldn’t remember anything! That’s such a loss!

Dennis’ eyelashes trembled, and Marie was taken aback. She decided it was best to leave first! After

all, she couldn’t just lie there waiting for Dennis to wake up so they could stare at each other, could

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Dennis’ hand was still on her waist, and Marie carefully turned over, gently moving Dennis’ hand away.

She lifted the blanket and saw herself wearing a men’s T-shirt as a makeshift nightgown. She really

wanted to cover her face, but there were no extra hands to do so.

She was about to get out of bed when Dennis’ hand reached for her waist again, pulling her into his

embrace. From behind her, she heard his raspy voice, “Where are you going?”

Marie was at a loss for words.

For now, anywhere was fine, as long as it wasn’t on this bed…

Marie’s back was pressed against Dennis’ chest, feeling hot and flustered. She coughed twice and

said, “Um… I… need to use the restroom…”

Before she could finish speaking, she was repositioned, and Dennis rolled over on top of her. Although

he didn’t put any weight on her, his hands were placed near her ears, making her feel inexplicably

nervous.

“Did you wake up?” Dennis asked her, looking at her.

Marie closed her eyes helplessly and said, “So what if I slept with you? It’s not like you were at a

disadvantage!”

Dennis was speechless.

What does “being slept with” mean?

Was his status so humble now?

Marie actually thought it was her who slept with herself?

Where was the man’s dignity?

“Did you sleep with me? Huh?” asked Dennis as he looked at her with a somewhat dangerous gaze,

his large hand sliding to his waist, gritting his teeth and saying, “You don’t want to take

responsibility? Is that it?”

Marie looked at his dangerous gaze, her heart trembling and asked, “Do… I need to take

responsibility?”