The Beauty and the Brain by Natalie Jones novel Chapter 104

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. 

Get Bonit 

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.