Abigail tried to come up with some excuses for Marcus. She was at a loss for words though.
Marcus wasn't just a dreamboat for many women, he was also the talk of the town. People were saying he sent his own father to jail just to seize power, and he had long been labeled as ruthless and heartless.
Zack then said, "If Marcus really did something to Nelly, he'd clean up the mess so thoroughly we wouldn't even find Nelly's body. Should we call the cops?"
Zack's words were getting more and more outlandish, making Abigail swallow nervously. "Nelly's his legit wife, and she's been working her butt off by his side all this time. He wouldn't do such a thing, would he?"
Zack shot Abigail a look, "What are you doing still defending him?"
"Not that, I..." Abigail thought hard, then she suddenly realized something, "What if it's not me overthinking things, but you, Zack?"
Zack, "What do you mean?"
Abigail, "You've always had something against Marcus, thought he was after our Nelly. Now that you've found out Marcus is Jeremy, you can't handle it and you're coming up with all this stuff to try and split Nelly and Marcus up."
Zack didn't deny it, "Yes, I do hate seeing Nelly being with Marcus. I'll never forget our sophomore year, when we returned to Riverton from Rosenberg, and the way that jerk talked to Nelly at the airport. That jerk was just from a slightly well-off family in Riverton. And he couldn't even handle the rumors about Nelly, let alone a guy with a background like Marcus’. If Nelly fell for Marcus and he found out about Nelly's past, then asked for a divorce, imagine what that would do to Nelly."
Just the thought of Cornelia getting hurt again made Zack furious, "If he really is cheating, we need to help Nelly sort things out before she gets too attached."
Abigail, "Don't compare Marcus with that jerk, in what way is that jerk better than Marcus?"
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