The Beauty and the Brain by Natalie Jones novel Chapter 141

Chapter 141 

She didn’t know where she got the courage and strength from, but in this quiet, deserted garden, when Noel was much stronger than her, she should have given in and shown weakness, escaping sooner. 

But Noel said that Dennis would become a dead person. 

Whether it was to scare her or just a joke, it had gone too far. As for Marie, she couldn’t even bear to think about what it would be like without Dennis by her side. Just the thought of it caused her heart-wrenching pain. 

Everyone who cursed Dennis like this, shut up! 

No matter the method, whether hitting him, scolding him, or even killing him, as long as it made Noel shut up, it was fine. 

So, without giving it much thought, she raised her hand and slapped Noel. 

With a slap that used all their strength, five finger marks immediately appeared on Noel’s pale face. 

Perhaps he had been a pampered young wealthy man all his life, never having experienced any scolding or beatings. That’s why he was so surprised when 

Marie hit him. 

“Marie, do you think I don’t dare to touch you?” Noel turned his head and 

looked at Marie coldly. 

A grown man, slapped in the face, experienced such humiliation that it was enough to make him burn with anger. 

Marie smirked and said, “Noel, I wish you would just come at me directly instead of pretending to be a good person here. I’ve never been afraid of being your enemy!” 

Noel gripped Marie’s waist and spun her around, pressing her against the 

pillar. His grip tightened, causing not only Marie’s arms to ache, but her waist 

as well. 

Get Bogu 

Before Noel could speak, an anxious voice suddenly came from behind, 

“Marie!” It was Luca. 

Marie seemed to have seen a savior, as she stuck her head out and shouted, 

“Luca! Save me!” 

Noel frowned, Luca was just Marie’s driver after all, he had no right to address 

her by her first name like that. 

Luca rushed over and pulled Noel away with a skillful, albeit not very strong, 

force. Noel felt a pain in his shoulder and let go of Marie. 

Marie gained her freedom and immediately moved behind Luca. Noel frowned 

and looked at Luca, “Move!” 

Luca firmly blocked Marie. “Mr. Spence, protecting Marie’s safety is my job.” 

“Do you think I would hurt her?” Noel asked, looking at Luca. The man was tall and handsome, appearing to be someone proficient in combat. 

“You can.” Without any hesitation, Luca answered Noel. 

In Luca’s single-minded way of thinking, since Marie hated Noel, it meant that Noel must not be a good person. And if Noel wasn’t a good person, then they might potentially harm Marie. 

Noel clenched his fist, gritted his teeth, and asked, “What about Dennis?” 

Luca shook his head decisively, “No.” 

Marie chuckled, and Luca thought it was well-deserved. At least up until now, Dennis hadn’t done anything to harm Marie and had even helped her several 

times. 

In Cullen’s words, Dennis practically held Marie in the palm of his hand, protecting her, so of course Dennis wouldn’t hurt Marie. 

Get Bon 

Noel became angry, he swung his right fist and fiercely struck Luca’s face. 

However, his fist was firmly caught by Luca, whose palm was in front, accurately gripping Noel’s fist. 

Noel was taken aback, but after all, he had trained and had excellent skills. So 

even though Marie had done a lot of exercises, she still couldn’t match his 

strength. 

But he never expected that the sudden punch he threw would be accurately 

caught by Luca. 

Moreover, seeing Marie’s nonchalant expression, it seemed that she had 

known all along that Luca wouldn’t get hurt. 

Luca slowly loosened his grip, Noel lowered his fist, looked at Luca, and Luca smiled without saying anything. 

However, Noel knew that the punch just now had made it very clear – he 

couldn’t beat Luca, and there was no chance of winning. 

Marie glanced at Noel disdainfully and said, “Don’t move around carelessly. If 

you get hurt, I won’t be able to explain it to Grandpa.” 

After speaking, Marie turned around and left the gazebo. Luca followed Marie, 

and they both left together. 

Noel watched as the two figures walked away. Luca didn’t follow behind Marie; instead, he walked beside her. They were chatting and laughing together, not at all like a noble young lady and her bodyguard who had just met recently. Instead, they seemed more like good friends. 

Marie punched Luca and asked, “Where have you been? Why didn’t you come earlier?” 

Luca shrugged, “I went to grab some food, and after going around in circles, I realized you hadn’t come back, so I came out to look for you.” 

Get Borus 

Marie said helplessly, “If you were any later, Noel would have broken my 

arm.” 

Luca grinned and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll compensate you for his 

interruption.” 

Marie was speechless. 

Man, was this the main point? 

Back at the banquet hall, Marie found Iliana and asked, “Didn’t we say we were going to look for Luca together? Where did you go?” 

Iliana pointed at Andres and helplessly spread her hands. “He dragged me to 

dance.” 

Marie laughed mischievously, “You and Andres? You two…” 

“Don’t get me wrong!” Iliana waved her hand and said, “He was hiding from Nataly, and I was just there to help.” 

Marie clicked her tongue and said, “Next time, don’t block her either. Nataly is a crazy woman. What if she does something to you?” 

Iliana laughed, “I’m not afraid of her, and I can also help you annoy her.” 

Marie also laughed, picked up a small finger food, and brought it to Iliana’s mouth, saying, “Very enlightened, rewarding you with a finger food!” 

Iliana grabbed some finger food with her mouth and asked unclearly, “What did Luca say? Where did the oil painting come from?” 

Marie’s face turned red as she ate finger food and said, “Dennis brought it.” 

“Oh…” Iliana laughed as she looked at Marie, not saying anything, just smiling at her with a face that seemed to say, “My girl has grown up.” 

“Oh no! What are you looking at?” Marie covered her face, unable to eat because Iliana was staring at her. 

Get Bonus 

Iliana laughed and playfully hit Marie, “Mr. Whitney is quite impressive! He actually managed to make you blush!” 

Marie buried her head and said helplessly, “I just helped defuse the situation, 

didn’t I…” 

Iliana said with a grin, “Mr. Whitney is famously uninterested in women in 

New York. Now, it’s clear that he’s completely smitten with you. I don’t care, I 

want to reserve my spot as a bridesmaid!” 

Marie pushed Iliana and said, “Nonsense! What bridesmaid!” 

Iliana laughed as she dodged, “And godmother! I want to be the godmother!