The Beauty and the Brain by Natalie Jones novel Chapter 140

Chapter 140 

Marie took out her phone from her purse and, almost without any thought, called Dennis. 

At that moment, it was late at night in New York, and it should have been early morning in France. However, when Marie called, the phone only rang twice before it was picked up. 

A slightly hoarse male voice came from the phone. “Marie.” 

Marie hesitated for a moment, “Haven’t you slept yet?” 

“Um, there’s still some work left unfinished,” Dennis said. 

From time to time, the sound of keyboard tapping came through the phone, and just from the 

sound, it was clear that Dennis was very busy. 

“You’re very busy, then I’ll…” Marie was about to hang up the phone. 

Dennis interrupted her, “Did you use the gift Cullen sent?” 

Marie couldn’t help but smile and said, “Yes, I used it.” 

“So…” Dennis’s voice had a hint of amusement, “You called to thank me?” 

Marie laughed, “Yeah, thank you Mr. Whitney for saving me from the trouble!” 

“Is a verbal thank you not enough?” Dennis asked. 

Marie pouted, “Then what do 

you 

want?” 

“Will you agree to anything?” Dennis asked with a smile. 

Marie furrowed her brow in distress, “Don’t go too far, okay?” 

From Dennis’s side came his deep, indulgent laughter. After a long time, so long that Marie thought. Dennis had fallen asleep, the man’s magnetic and deep voice came through. “Marie, I miss you.” 

Even without face-to-face interaction, just a phone call was enough. Dennis’ simple words, “I miss you,” still managed to cross the entire ocean and touch her heart. 

It seemed like Dennis’ deep longing really crossed the Pacific Ocean, affecting every single cell of 

her being. 

Marie suddenly missed Dennis’s embrace, smile, and every trivial word he said. 

“Marie, did you miss me?” Dennis asked. 

“I don’t want to!” Marie firmly denied. Dennis was becoming more and more shameless, talking 

about such things without feeling embarrassed or flustered at all. 

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“Did you really not miss me? We won’t see each other for many days,” Dennis asked persistently. 

“Dennis! Who would miss you! I’m very busy!” Marie yelled angrily, using a high volume to cover up her own emotions. 

After not receiving a response for a long time, Dennis smiled helplessly and said, “Marie, get some rest early. I’ll be back in a few days.” 

“Um,” Marie nodded. 

The two people hung up the phone, and Marie came out of the corner. Just as she was about to walk 

back to the banquet hall, she was looking down at her phone and bumped straight into a solid chest. 

Marie apologized in a panic, “Sorry! Sorry!” 

She lifted her head and met Noel’s gaze. 

www. 

Upon seeing Noel, Marie furrowed her brow. The last time the two of them interacted, Noel had acted as if he had taken the wrong medicine, dragging her to race cars by the Rhode Island seaside and telling her how much Dennis had been hiding from her. 

Marie never liked Noel, even though Noel had repeatedly expressed that he would protect his family and tried numerous times to help Marie out of difficult situations. He also attempted to keep 

Marie away from Dennis, a person with a temperamental nature, which Marie didn’t like. 

In Noel’s eyes, just a moment ago, Marie was in the corner with Dennis, acting lovey-dovey and even saying things like whether they missed each other or not. She seemed like a woman in love, 

with a sweet smile all over her face. 

However, the next moment, when she saw Noel, all the smiles on her face disappeared, replaced by indifference and alienation, even with a hint of disgust. 

She was clearly panicking and apologizing when she bumped into herself, but after recognizing it 

was him, she didn’t even exchange a single greeting. 

To Marie, Noel was even worse than a stranger! 

Filled with rage, filled with unwillingness, filled with resentment. 

It turned into sarcasm and mockery on their lips. 

“Did you call Dennis?” Noel asked. 

“It’s none of your business,” Marie thought, wanting to bypass Noel and return to the banquet hall. 

Noel grabbed Marie’s arm tightly, looked down at her with a menacing gaze, and said, “Thinking about him?” 

Marie frowned, “Noel, do you really enjoy eavesdropping?” 

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“Ha! It’s just that your voice was too loud, anyone passing by could hear it.” Noel smirked, laughing 

mockingly. 

“So what? Did I stop Mr. Noel from strolling in the garden? Then I’ll leave immediately and not bother you!” Marie shook her arm, but couldn’t break free, and said, “Noel! Let go of me!” 

Noel stared at her, his grip on her hand getting tighter and tighter, causing Marie to frown slightly, 

“What can you do if I don’t let go?” 

“Noel!” Marie was really angry. Was there something wrong with this man? Could he stop coming 

to mock me for no reason? 

Noel dragged Marie into the garden, glaring at her, and asked loudly, “Do you miss him? Do you want to go to France to find him? Marie, is your mind filled with nothing but Dennis?”