Chapter 24

Everyone else in the room exchanged glances. All of them were visibly shocked, as if they were wondering whether Marceline had gone crazy. Marceline turned to go upstairs, but she soon saw Curtis standing at the stairwell with a cigarette between his fingers. No one knew how long he had been standing there. Without even looking at him, Marceline walked straight into the master bedroom. Over the past few years, she had been sleeping in the master bedroom alone, and her computer was kept there too. She had barely stepped through the doors when Nate's anger bubbled over from downstairs. "Marceline, I swear I'll kill you," he roared. Furious, he was about to charge up the stairs when he saw Curtis. Curtis flicked the ash from his cigarette, and Nate's rage instantly died down. "Curtis, did you see what kind of person she really is? She's downright despicable," Nate said through gritted teeth. "You've been insulting her for years, and she's never talked back. Yet, you're losing it