Marianne's first reaction when Charlie grabbed her hand was as if she had been electrocuted. She wanted to break free, but Charlie's grip was strong, and Marianne simply could not pull her hand away at all.
Moreover, she did not dare to blatantly pull her hand away.
This was because she was afraid that Dillion would see through their act immediately. If that happened, she would only end up worse off than when she had been trying to gain an advantage.
So, she could only suppress her anger and say to Charlie, "You'd better do as you say!"
After saying that, she said to Charlie, “Let’s go!"
Dillion's face was pale as he blurted out and asked, "Marianne! Who is this guy?!"
Marianne felt very irritated because Charlie was still holding on to her hand, so she said angrily, "Didn't you hear what I said just now? He's my fiance!"
"How can that be possible?!" Dillion spoke angrily as if someone had offended him greatly, "My father just had dinner with Uncle Long last week, and Uncle Long said that he was in favor of me getting into a relationship with you! He said that you've never been in a relationship before, and he hoped that I could step up my efforts. How could you already have a fiance just a week later?!"
Marianne used her left hand to point at her right hand that was being held by Charlie, and she had a serious expression as she said, "You also know that I've never been in a relationship before. Would I let him hold my hand if he was not my fiance, then? I would have already given him a slap across his face!"
Charlie knew that Marianne was saying this to him. So, he yelled at Dillion with a stern expression on his face, "What do you mean? Are you trying to hit on my fiancee?! Be careful, or I'll slap you to death if you dare to pester my fiancee again!"
Having said that, he turned to look at Marianne and asked earnestly, "Darling, was I manly enough?”
Marianne was really depressed at this time, but she could only bite the bullet and say, "Yes, that was enough. You changed so quickly all of a sudden that even I find it a little difficult to adapt to it..."
Dillion was anxious at this time, and he pointed at Charlie as he scolded, "Who the hell are you?! You even dare to talk to me in this manner?! Haven’t you heard of the Four Princes of Hong Kong before?!"
Charlie shook his head and said with a bewildered expression, "What 'Four Princes of Hong Kong'? I'm from Oskia, so I've never heard of it before."
"F*ck!" Dillion gritted his teeth and said," You dare to be so pretentious in front of me when you've never even heard of the Four Princes of Hong Kong before?! Do you believe that I'll make it so that you cannot leave this place alive this time?!"
Charlie hurriedly asked Marianne with a look of panic, "Darling, who are the Four Princes of Hong Kong? Do they have a strong background?"
Marianne felt very depressed as Charlie was still holding on to her hand. She then said with a helpless expression, "They have a pretty strong background... His father is Rudy Brown, who is ranked as one of the top five tycoons in Hong Kong based on his strength. He also has a strong relationship and connection with the Order of the Star. It could be said that he has power in both the underground and legal channels."
Charlie was extremely surprised as he asked, "Oh? What should I do, then? Can my future father-in-law help me settle this?"
Marianne shook her head. "My father has no say in front of the Order of the Star. So, he should not be able to settle this."
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