Chapter 1448
Chapter 1448:
Her frustration poured out. Anika had already been having a hard enough time in the Brooks family, and Marcel still seemed indifferent to what she was going through. “If she were in a good mood, would she have come back to her mother’s house alone p>
“I know,” Marcel murmured, his voice thick. “It’s all my fault p>
“Since you know you did something wrong, why didn’t you call me until now?” Elena scolded, growing more agitated by the second. “I married my daughter to you, not to have her suffer in your family. And yet you let her come back to her mother’s house alone while she’s pregnant p>
“Well… it’s all my fault,” Marcel conceded again, lowering his voice as he apologized.
Even as he spoke, he began arranging a private jet. Work would have to wait.
Catching sight of Anika’s gaze, Elena sighed and ended the call.
In that moment, Anika was overwhelmed by conflicting emotions. She didn’t know how to face Marcel now.
Marcel immediately boarded a private plane to Newfort, canceling all his work commitments.
He even insisted on landing the plane directly in the courtyard of the Mendoza family villa. A gust of wind swept across the grass as the aircraft touched down.
Seeing this, the butler reluctantly opened the door for him.
Marcel exhaled in relief. For a while, he hadn’t known how he would explain everything to Anika.
But just as he steeled himself, he caught sight of a pair of familiar, piercing eyes.
Anika stood there, frozen. The moment she saw Marcel, her heart began to race.
Noticing the exhaustion on her face, Marcel felt a sharp pang of remorse. He walked toward her, wanting to take her delicate, pale hands in his. But in the next instant, Anika pulled away, dodging his touch.
Marcel knew Anika couldn’t accept the recent rumors.
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“I’m sorry p>
He apologized to her earnestly, head lowered. It was the second time he’d apologized that day.
Anika was still exhausted. She lowered her eyes and said quietly, “You don’t have to apologize p>
“I do,” Marcel insisted. “It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have let the reporters publish such garbage. You’re hurting because of me p>
He could tell she was still upset, so he tried to coax her gently. “Mrs. Brooks, can you forgive your man this time p>
Anika swallowed. His words softened her a little. She wanted to forgive him, but it felt too soon. If she gave in now, something like this might happen again and again.
She couldn’t bear to go through it another time.
With that in mind, Anika glared at him. “Who is this ‘Mrs. Brooks p>
“It’s you, of course.” As he spoke, Marcel moved as if to pull her into his arms.
Anika dodged him and said coldly, “Don’t touch me. I feel sick p>