William had been losing at cards all night. From the other room, Debra could hear the asional bickering between William and Randy.


    In her room, Debra turned on the TV. Thete-night news was stered with scandalous headlines about her and Juan''s rumored divorce. In the corner of the screen, a blurred image of Marion appeared, alongside the caption ''Gigolo''. The situation was serious, but the moment she saw the caption, she burst outughing.


    Marion raised an eyebrow at her. "What''s so funny?"


    "Gigolo?" Debra managed between giggles. "You''re one of the most feared men in the city, right alongside Juan, and now they''re calling you a gigolo."


    Marion lightly tapped her forehead. "Ungrateful little thing."


    "Ungrateful?" Debra shot back. "I should be asking you. Who told you toe to this ind? And you were the one who stuffed crabs and lobsters into thes, right?"


    She had thought it odd at the time but had brushed it off as a trick by the production team. Now, it was obvious that Marion had been behind it all, not wanting her and Juan to be together.


    "I was worried you weren''t eating enough."


    "Or you didn''t want me to film the show with Juan?"


    "Both."


    Marion didn''t even bother to deny it. Instead, he pulled out a new phone from his pocket, handing it to her.


    "You came all this way just to give me a new phone?"


    "Your old one broke. I had Randy pick this up for you."


    "Well, that''s convenient. I just threw away an old SIM card."


    She knew how capable inte


    users were these days. Though it wasn''t likely, someone would dig up


    her number, rumors about her phone number were already spreading online. It was obvious


    someone had leaked it on purpose.


    Debra didn''t want to be too hard on Melody, given her age, but Melody had pushed things too far.


    If she didn''t fight back, they''d think she was a pushover.


    "Right now, Juan isn''t at thepany," Debra said thoughtfully. "Melody has full control. Joe


    mentioned seeing Shelia getting et


    close to Melody recently. There must be more to this than meets the eye.


    "I''ve already started looking into it," Marion said.


    Debra nodded. "I''ve had some partners cozy up to Edgar, throwing him a few profitable projects. By now, he should have trusted them. I''m sure he''ll make a move against Oscar and the McKinney Group soon."


    "Good instincts," Marion remarked.


    "So, should we reel him in?" Debra asked.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    "Everything''s already set up in Booton. Just give the word, and Edgar will lose everything."


    From outside the room came William''s booming voice. "You''re cheating."


    Debra and Marion exchanged an amused nce.


    Back at the Nichols family''s house, Violet was massaging Melody''s shoulders, trying to cate her.


    "This is not my fault. me on Debra, that vixen. I don''t know what kind of spell she''s cast on Juan, but he''s on her side now. Even if he doesn''t care about me, he should respect your decisions."