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    Debra pushed herself up from the sofa. Her eyes held a cold sarcasm towards Juan. "I''ve told you what you want to know. Can I leave now?"


    "Hold on!" Juan grabbed her wrist. "Where are you going? To find


    Marion?"


    "Let go!" Debra shook off his grip. "Where I go is my business, none of yours!"


    "Don''t forget that you''re my wife." Juan stepped closer, adjusting his tie. "You used to like me, remember? You wanted to be with me. Now I''m giving you what you wanted. You''re not going to see Marion." "Have you lost your mind?" Debra snapped.


    "Maybe I have. Only a madman would let you run around like this."


    Juan held her wrist firmly, pushing her back onto the sofa. His eyes. burned with possessiveness. "Tonight, you''re not leaving this house."


    "Let go of me!"


    Her struggle only served to fuel Juan''s anger.


    "Let go? Weren''t you eager for this before?"


    Juan tore at her dress, revealing her fair skin and a scar on her chest that heightened his desire.


    Juan''s gut churned with a fiery intensity as he seized Debra''s chin and leaned in close.


    A sharp p rang out.


    "Don''t touch me!"


    Debra''s disgust was in to see.


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    Juan was sobered by the p. Even when she despised him before, he had never seen such contempt in her eyes, as if he were nothing but filthy garbage to her... This feeling suffocated him.


    He managed to calm down, his voice hoarse. "Are you rejecting me because of Marion?"


    Debra found his question ridiculous.


    "Juan, don''t make me hate you."


    Debra gave him a cold nce and then headed upstairs.


    Juan sank onto the sofa, exhausted like never before. He called Joe and instructed with a weary voice, "Get me all the information on Tracy McKinney by tomorrow morning."


    "Sir, I''ve already started investigating Tracy''s background, but his identity is a mystery. Ourwork hasn''t found anything about him."


    "Then contact the McKinney Group, telling them I want to meet their


    boss."


    "Will do."


    After hanging up, Juan rubbed his temples. Lately, he couldn''t focus on work at all.


    He couldn''t understand why Debra hated him so much. She wouldn''t even let him touch her.


    Early the next morning, Debra received a message from Marion.


    The President of Nichols Group requested a meeting with the CEO of McKinney Group.]


    That was out of the question.Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.


    Debra: [Decline.]


    In the afternoon, news spread throughout the industry that Tracy had


    refused to meet with Juan.


    Debra had asked Randy to leak this information internally. It was a clear signal from the new-generation entrepreneur that he didn''t care about Juan''s reputation. For Juan, the rejection meant defiance.


    The news caused a stir in the industry, with everyone marveling at Tracy''s audacity.