Chapter 23 Want to Marry Her? Too Late!
Hatred surged in Lizzie Trevino’s heart like wild weeds. It almost consumed her.
Theron pulled a neatly folded marriage report from his pocket.
His fingers were long and steady, rough at the joints from years of holding a gun.
He had thought it through. He believed Lizzie was only acting out because she had lost her job and felt insecure.
If he married her, she would feel safe and more willing to be in his shoes.
“Let’s get married,” he said, placing the report in Lizzie’s hands. She should understand his intentions now.
Johanna’s face went pale. Her fists clenched so tight that her nails dug into her palms, but she didn’t feel a thing.
She had underestimated Lizzie.
“It’s alright,” she thought, “Mr. Howland was just doing this to calm Lizzie down.”
Stroking her belly gently, Johanna told herself, “In the end, he will marry me.”
Lizzie looked down at the marriage report and let out a cold laugh.
“You’d marry someone with a stain on her name?”
Theron thought she was hesitating, worried about her reputation. His voice softened. “I don’t care.”
“Well, I do!” Lizzie spat through gritted teeth.
He thought it was all about pride. She didn’t want to become his burden by being a plagiarizer.
Deep down, she still loved him.
She was just being awkward these past few days.
“Lizzie, don’t worry.”
But Lizzie cut him off. “I won’t take the blame for something I didn’t do.”
She raised her chin and looked straight at Johanna.
Johanna’s heart dropped. She cursed Lizzie for being so aggressive.
Even when Theron offered marriage, she was still trying to use it to push him.
She had gone too far.
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Theron frowned and reached out to grab Lizzie’s arm.
“None of those matters. Once we’re married, I’ll take care of you.”
He sounded decisive and demanding.
Lizzie pulled away sharply and flinched from his hand.
“Easy for you to say. You’re not the one being blamed for something that doesn’t exist!”
Her voice turned cold.
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“Even if we get married, people will just say you are noble. Out of loyalty to your dead brother, you can marry a shameless woman like me!”
Theron quickly denied, “No one will say that.”
Lizzie sneered. In her past life, gossip had drowned her. She’d been cursed for years.
Every word cut her open like a knife.
She wasn’t going through that again.
“I have other proof. I don’t need you to stand up for me.”
Lizzie had long stopped hoping for anything from Theron.
Theron’s face darkened. “Lizzie, don’t be so stubborn. Johanna can’t handle all this.”
Now he understood how damaging rumors were.
Back then, he’d brushed it all off. Said a few mean words wouldn’t kill her.
Of course, they weren’t aimed at him, or anyone he cared about.
No wonder he didn’t care before. But now, suddenly it was urgent.
Lizzie smiled with mockery, but it didn’t reach her eyes.
“Then there’s no need to marry.”
She began slowly tearing the marriage report, inch by inch.
The paper split in two as the crowd held its breath.
Now he wanted to marry her.
But it was too late.
Theron’s pupils shrank. His face darkened, but he strove to hold back his anger.
Johanna felt like she was on a roller coaster. She had just hit rock bottom, but now, she was soaring.
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She fought to keep her smile in check, but the glee in her eyes was impossible to hide.
“I’ve made myself clear. We’re done,” Lizzie said in a cold voice. “You don’t have to do all this for me.”
She tossed the torn report to the ground like it was worthless trash.
The scraps landed at Theron’s feet.
Did she just tear the report?
He couldn’t believe it. This was the same girl who gave up a better future for him, who chased after him here, who once had eyes only for him. Now she was saying such ruthless words.
“If that’s what you want,” Theron finally said, voice low and tense, “then maybe there’s no going back.”
He was reaching his limit. He couldn’t keep dealing with her tantrums.
Lizzie sneered.
“Then I wish you a happy life without worrying about having kids.”
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Someone in the crowd snorted. “Lizzie is indeed a typical middle school dropout. She doesn’t even know how to say a proper blessing.”
“Yeah, who would say worrying about having kids?”
Then they realized that Lizzie was cursing them.
She glanced at Johanna’s fake smile and then suddenly laughed.
“Well, I’ll take it back.”
Even though Johanna’s baby wasn’t Theron’s, it was still under his name.
Theron’s eyes flickered. Why did she mention the baby? Did she know something?
If so, this whole outburst would make sense. Maybe she’d heard Johanna was pregnant and misunderstood everything. She was just jealous.
The coldness on his face faded.
He planned to talk to her later. She needed to know about one thing. Johanna used to be Emery’s fiancée. There was nothing between him and Johanna.
But Lizzie wasn’t looking at him anymore. She turned to Anton.
With a grim face, Anton gave Theron a look, silently asking what to do.
Theron scanned the crowd. The chaos had gone on too long with too many people watching. It wasn’t the place for a talk.
Theron’s eyes swept between Johanna and Norma.
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He frowned. “Mr. Hatfield, I know the lab is not the army, but this kind of public drama can’t go unchecked. Every- thing should be investigated and handled by the rules.”
Theron blamed Anton for the chaos.
Anton got the hint right away.
He had to shut this down and prevent this from getting worse.
He waved over two bodyguards. “Take this woman down for questioning.”
Norma panicked. Was she getting dragged away? That wouldn’t end well.
“I’m telling the truth! She told me to say all that! How many times do I have to repeat it?”
She struggled and screamed, desperate to clear her name.
But the bodyguards were too strong. She was dragged off despite crying out.
At the last second, she looked at Lizzie for help.
She might be rough, but she wasn’t dumb. She knew the only one who could save her now was Lizzie.
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