The Disguised Billionaire She Rejected novel Chapter 8

Marcus’s attitude made Jessica ’s face darken instantly. For a moment she almost lost her temper, but she forced herself to calm down. This was not the time to argue. The company was already in chaos, the stock was falling. She could not let this get worse.

She took a slow breath and spoke again, this time trying to sound more reasonable.

“Marcus, listen. This was a misunderstanding,” she said. “My mother was the one to blame and she already deleted her post also. The necklace was found. The reason we suspected you was because you suddenly left the house without saying anything. Anyone would think something was wrong.”

There was silence on the other end.Then Marcus’s voice came, flat and cold.

“So you accused me of theft… just because I left?”

“That’s not what I meant,” Jessica a said quickly. “You know how my mother is. She was angry. And you disappearing like that made everything look suspicious. If you had stayed, none of this would have happened.”

Marcus just smiled, couldn’t believe somehow, she was blaming him.

Jessica clenched her fingers around the phone. She spoke again, her voice lower.

“…We are sorry, Marcus.”

The words came out stiff, as if she wasn’t used to saying them. “Please. Just delete the post. The situation is getting out of control.”

On the other end, Marcus didn’t speak immediately. For a second, he almost thought he heard wrong.

Sorry? Jessica … actually apologized?

A faint, surprised smile appeared on his lips, but it didn’t reach his eyes.

“So,” he said quietly. “You can apologize after all.”

Jessica pretended not to hear the sarcasm.

“As long as you delete the post, everything can go back to normal, We don’t need to make this bigger than it is.”

She paused, then added the words she thought would definitely make him soften no matter what.

“If you agree… we can go to City Hall tomorrow.”

Marcus’s brows moved slightly.

Jessica continued, as if offering him something generous.

“We will register the marriage. Isn’t that what you always wanted? We can keep living together like before and become couples. Just delete the post and come back.”

Marcus couldn’t hold it and laughed. He was in disbelief Jessica a was in delusion he would come back .

Jessica frowned. “What’s funny?”

“I never thought…” Marcus said quietly. “I never thought you could be this foolish.”

Jessica ’s expression froze.

His voice turned colder with every word.

“Yes. Marrying you was once my greatest wish. I waited for that day for years. I did everything you asked, everything you wanted, just hoping you would agree to it. I stood up 9 times because of it. ”

He paused.

“But that was before. Not anymore. I don’t fucking care again, We already broke up, Jessica . And that is it!”

He spoke the words slowly, clearly, as if she needed to hear them one by one.

“Do you not understand what ‘breakup’ means?”

Jessica ’s chest tightened.

“But… you love me, You always loved me. You wanted to be my husband. That was your biggest dream.”

“Not anymore. I just realized how foolish I was, and I wouldn’t be like that again! ”

The two words landed like a slap.

“Marcus___”.

“And I’m not deleting the post,” he added calmly.

Jessica ’s face turned pale.

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