Chapter 257

Marcus suddenly felt like all his efforts were pointless—Elaine completely missed the point. She was usually sharp. What happened to her today? Elaine kept quiet, just waited, trying to guess where this was going. After a long pause, Marcus finally lost some of his irritation and said, "If he hadn't laid a hand on you, do you really think I'd have gone after him like that?" Right then, Elaine remembered Marcus snapping Todd's wrist like it was nothing. If Marcus hadn't stepped in, who knew how things would've turned out? She might not even be standing here alive. It wasn't that she didn't appreciate his help—it just hadn't crossed her mind in that way. Yeah... maybe her heart was just too full, too full to see what's been right there all along. She couldn't help muttering, "So you did it... all because of me?" "Duh," Marcus snapped, face darkening. "You think I've got time to mess around with other women for fun?" "That's not what I meant," Elaine blurted out. He was glad she answered