The Wrong Girl and the Wronged Girl (Stella and Ethan) novel Chapter 608

Chapter 608 Trouble Closing In

He tried everything–commands, coaxing… every approach he had. Nothing worked.

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But the person feeling the most pressure… was Derrick.

The second he found out Marie had taken people to confront Ella, he came back to the villa looking completely drained.

Ashley and Drax didn’t dare leave. They’d been hiding out with Derrick all day, clinging to him like a lifeline–hoping that when Marie came for payback, he’d take the first hit and they’d avoid getting beat to a pulp.

What they didn’t realize was–when Marie took her people to beat the hell out of Morris, she hadn’t stopped with just him. Everyone around him caught hands too.

And the three of them? They were the ones who deleted the footage and messed with the guest list.

If Marie got wind of that, they were dead meat.

When Derrick came in with that ashen face, Sebastian stared. “Dude, are you okay? You look like you saw a ghost.”

Was it just his imagination? Or did Derrick… actually look afraid?

Fear. That was it. For the first time ever, Derrick–the guy who never feared anything or anyone–actually looked scared. And that was terrifying.

Derrick didn’t answer. He just stepped forward and punched Sebastian straight in the face.

Sebastian staggered back, stunned. “What the h*ll, man?”

“You freaking coward,” Derrick snapped.

Just remembering how Sebastian had dragged him out of the hotel that morning made his blood pressure spike. He was still seething.

Sebastian clutched his face. It was already starting to swell. “What did I do?”

He was already scared Marie would come for them, and now he had to take a beating from Derrick too?

Derrick gritted his teeth. “Marie just went after Ella.”

Sebastian’s eyes widened. “What?”

Ashley and Drax stared too.

She went after Ella? Morris’s fiancée?

Hold on–they’d just watched Marie beat the crap out of Morris this morning. And now she was going after his fiancée?

Sebastian sucked in a sharp breath. “What the hell happened now?”

Marie was all over the place–you never knew what she’d do next.

Was she seriously going to fight her?

That temper of hers…. Honestly, if Marie ever did learn to control her rage, it’d be a miracle.

Derrick ran a hand over his temple. 11is head was pounding. “She knows the guy from last night wasn’t Morris.”

The room went silent.

Sebastian, Ashley, and Drax all turned pale.

Things had escalated way too fast–from last night to now, it barely gave them time to breathe.

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And somehow, Marie was already catching on–way quicker than anyone expected.

Sebastian blinked. “You mean… now she thinks Ella set her up?”

Derrick didn’t even look up. “No. She’s not guessing. She’s sure.”

Convinced–not suspected. There was a big difference.

Sebastian felt the blood drain from his face.

First, Marie had been convinced it was Morris. So she nearly beat him to death.

Now she was convinced it was Ella.

There was no way Ella was walking away from this unharmed.

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And if she was moving this quickly, it was only a matter of time before she found out who really messed with the cameras and check–in records.

Especially with the Dawson family backing her.

Sebastian started pacing. “Nope. I’m done. I’m going back to Pagena. I don’t care–I’m out.”

He couldn’t spend another second in Falvaria.

It had barely been half a day, and Marie had already sent Morris to the ER. Now she was charging straight at Ella.

At the pace she was going, it was only a matter of time before she came for them too.

They were screwed–completely screwed. There was no talking their way out of this now.

She’d already taken down everyone else. If they tried to explain things at this point, that would be the real nightmare.

Ashley and Drax both nodded, looking just as pale. “Yeah, we should go too.”

The way Marie was handling things, they weren’t so sure Derrick’s place was safe anymore.

They needed to disappear–fast.

Just then, Sebastian’s phone started buzzing. His intel was running a little behind Derrick’s.

He answered the call. “Talk to me.”

The voice on the other end was tense. “Marie just took people to confront Mr. Morris’s fiancée.”

Sebastian ran a hand down his face. “Yeah, I already know.”

He wasn’t even with her, and he could still feel the heat coming off her.

And honestly, who could blame her? From her point of view, she believed she’d been raped.

Sebastian hung up and turned to Derrick. “Are you coming with me?”

Because there was no way in hell he was staying here. At this rate, someone was going to die.

Derrick stared at him. “What did you just say?”

Each word came out through clenched teeth.

That fire he’d been holding in since this morning–ever since Sebastian had dragged him out of that hotel room–was just barely under control.

And now he was being told to run away? That was a joke.

The tone of his voice made Sebastian break into a cold sweat.

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“I–I’m going. I’m definitely going. You can stay if you want,” he stammered. “I just–I really can’t stay here another second.”

Derrick narrowed his eyes and gave Sebastian a long, sharp look.

Sebastian felt a chill crawl up his spine. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“You’re going to find Marie,” Derrick said coldly.

Sebastian blinked. “What?”

Derrick’s eyes sharpened. “You’re going to tell her exactly what happened this morning.”

Things had gotten so out of hand, and now he was supposed to go face her? Just thinking about