Chapter 326

Marcellus glared accusingly at his bodyguards. "Have you all gone mad? This is Lucius White we're facing. Disrespecting him means provoking the entirety of Windmere's powers! My family cannot risk bearing such a fallout." Marcellus' exclamation was a masterclass in flattery. But Lucius saw through Marcellus' little scheme right away. "All this hostility directed at me, Mr. Marcellus… You're not actually doing this because you couldn't get what you want, are you?" Lucius asked. Lucius still recalled what Valerie had told him before she left Azure Bay. She'd expressed her disinterest in men like Marcellus more than once now. If it were any other woman saying that, those words might not have such a powerful effect. But given how sharp-tongued Valerie was, Lucius could pretty much guess just how ugly the look on Marcellus' face had been when she said it. Marcellus would never let himself look like a fool in front of anyone at any given moment. When Marcellus walked past Lucius, th