Chapter 39

Marceline had a splitting headache, but she forced herself to send Selene off before finally returning to Serenestone. That night, after taking a bath, she opened her Instagram and immediately saw a post from Jenna. It was a picture captioned with just two words—"Family dinner." In the photo, most of Curtis' suit was visible, and the floor pattern showed that it'd been taken inside Wolfe Manor. The Wolfes had always liked Jenna. They felt guilty toward her ever since the broken engagement years ago. Seeing that post made Marceline even more irritable. The emotional toll of everything that had happened lately was probably why her head was pounding. So, she lay quietly on the couch, hoping the pain would pass. Suddenly, she heard a noise outside—someone was banging on a window. Alarmed, Marceline sat up. Then, she heard the sharp shatter of broken glass. Frowning, she immediately called the building security. She didn't dare sleep after that, afraid a thief or worse might be lu