Chapter 18 Collapsing

Cynthia never actually expected Marcus’s response. She thought that maybe out of his father’s memory, he was at least going to give William and her some respect. She was fully aware of the kind of things Marcus could do if given the opportunity to and she was willing to use her trump card even though she knew it won’t be pleasing to William. She could risk having her losing his potential heirloom to anyone especially not Marcus, and she was willing to do anything to ensure just that. “Forget it, I can’t be bothered to talk about these things with you. It’s all boring anyway.” Marcus stood up, his intentions letting the case right here was clear to everyone. However, as he passed by Katherine, his gaze became meaningful but somehow out of place. William and Cynthia immediately noticed the gesture. Kimberly felt nervous, was really thinking Marcus was crazy for making such a gesture before everyone. Was his intentions really to let everyone know that something was going on between