The Beauty and the Brain by Natalie Jones novel Chapter 3

Chapter 3 Better Off as an Orphan 

Marie returned to her room and rummaged through the messy pile of medicines. Then, she packed them into her bag, planning to find time to get them tested at the hospital. However, losing weight 

was the top priority for her now. 

Marie was five feet seven inches tall, similar to Rose. However, while Rose weighed less than 110 

pounds, Marie weighed 165 pounds. 

With her weight, even daily outings were inconvenient for Marie, not to mention her exercises. 

Marie took out her notebook and quickly devised a weight loss plan, including daily diet and exercise. It was the winter break for her senior year, so she had two months off. She had to slim down as soon as possible to enter high society and gradually get closer to Wren. 

At dinner time, Marie only ate an apple before heading out for a run. Marie couldn’t believe it, for she used to be able to run six miles easily! After covering 3,280 feet, she was already panting heavily. 

When Marie returned home in the evening, Mason was already waiting in the living room. Meanwhile, Carly sat beside him, sobbing and telling him how Marie had bullied her. 

Mason asked, “Marie, why did you hit Carly? No matter what, she’s still your younger sister. Apologize to Carly!” 

Marie sneered, for Mason demanded an apology from her based on Carly’s one-sided story. Mason did not even give her a chance to explain. Rose might as well be an orphan with a father like him. 

“Dad, Carly said that my mom is a short-lived spook. Thus, I am also one that will die sooner or later. I don’t have a mom, unlike Carly, who has Ms. Dillon to guide her. I couldn’t accept it, so I hit her. I won’t do it again,” Marie muttered with her head down. 

Seeing Carly’s guilty expression, Mason felt a hint of guilt in his heart. After all, Marie was his biological daughter. 

“It’s not like that. Marie’s talking nonsense! Dad! I didn’t say anything like that!” Carly argued anxiously. 

“I’m sorry, Dad. I know I was wrong.” Marie apologized obediently. Marie’s apology was way more pleasant than Carly’s shrill scream. 

Immediately, Mason furrowed his eyebrows and answered, “All right. I’m swamped with daily work, so stop bothering me with these trivial matters.” 

Ignoring Carly’s calls, he went upstairs. 

As Mason left, Carly dropped her guilty expression and rushed over to slap Marie. Marie grabbed her wrist, and the obedient look on her face was replaced by a fierce look. “Carly, I’m not the same 

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Marie you used to bully. You’d better not mess with me, or I won’t mind hitting you a second time!” 

Carly said menacingly. 

The sinister look in Marie’s eyes frightened Carly, causing the latter to take two steps back. Marie then shook off her hand and went upstairs. 

In the middle of the night, Marie woke up feeling miserably hungry. It turned out that her body had quite an appetite. She had recently started controlling her food intake, not expecting her to be so hungry that she couldn’t fall asleep. 

Marie couldn’t help but think of roasted meat, seafood spaghetti, and fried chicken. I’m starving! 

Therefore, Marie lay in bed and started doing sit-ups, determined not to eat anything. She had to lose weight or die trying! 

Just like that, a week had passed. Perhaps Carly had been frightened by Marie’s sudden outburst last time, so Marie had quite a very peaceful week with no one bothering her. As for herself, she successfully managed to control her appetite and lost 11 pounds!