The Beauty and the Brain

Chapter 184

Puzzled, Marie asked, “Since Shirley has the Tuttle family backing her up, she should be doing well in

the

entertainment industry. How did she end up like this?”

Iliana just smiled and said, “Our family is pedantic. In the eyes of our parents, being an actress is not a

noble profession. In addition, Shirley has been involved in scandals ever since she entered the

industry, so she has never revealed her identity in order not to let her affect family politics.”

Marie knew that, after Shirley left the entertainment industry, not only would she not be made fun of like

Carly, but she would also have a better life than before. She was now the precious daughter of the

Tuttle family.

“Why did she drugged you today?” Marie asked.

Hearing that, Iliana smiled sarcastically. “Because I suddenly became the designer of Maris

Entertainment. She didn’t like me being better than her and planned to drug me and send me to the

bed of some boss. Anyway, it’s either she kills me, or I will forever be her blood bank.”

Marie then clenched her fists. “She’s gone too far!”

On the contrary, Iliana was very calm and comforted Marie instead. “It’s okay. I’m used to it.

Fortunately, you

saved me.”

Hearing that, Marie pulled Iliana and said, “From now on, you will live in the condominium. Take Luca

back with you as well if you’re going back to the Tuttle family. Otherwise, you will be harmed by Shirley

one day. and you might not know she harmed you”

Iliana nodded. “Okay. I got it.”

After confirming that Iliana was fine, Marie waited until she fell asleep before going to Dennis’ side.

As soon as she saw Dennis, Marie suddenly remembered that Cullen once told her that the Tuttle

family’s situation was complicated. She didn’t understand it at that time, but now she understood that

Iliana was also

bullied as much as she was.

Therefore, when she first met Iliana, Iliana would often say things like “kind of from New York” or “not a

member of the Tuttle family.” She also often wore heavy makeup. She always had no appetite when

she went out to eat too. Her body was not in good condition, to begin with, and after being a blood bank

over the years, her health naturally deteriorated compared to normal people.

Dennis was not too surprised to see Marie. He just asked, “You know about the situation with the Tuttle

family?

She nodded. “Yeah.”

“You have to think it through if you want to promote Iliana as a designer. She can no longer be a

transparent person like she was before, but will be targeted by more and more people, Dennis said.

Still, Marie nodded. “I know. That’s Iliana’s career, and it’s also me and Sasha’s career. I won’t let

anything happen to her.”

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Dennis continued to look at the computer while working and didn’t say anything. After Marie looked at

him several times, only Dennis looked up at her and asked, “What’s wrong?”

With a smile, Marie shook her head and said, “It’s nothing.” Then she lowered her head to look at the

document in her hand.

She didn’t know what was wrong. Although Dennis was still patient, gentle, and responsive to her

needs, she

just felt that something was different.

It was as if there was a wall between the two of them, and Dennis had something else in his heart that

he

was not willing to tell her.

Initially, Marie didn’t care about these kinds of things, but she was always worried that Dennis would

help King Organization again and would be in danger. She was always worried.

Unable to hold back, Marie called Luca and asked him to check Dennis’ recent whereabouts, but

Dennis was

considered the most distinguished person in New York. The security around him was airtight, and it

was impossible for her to find anything.

She didn’t ask, and Dennis didn’t plan on saying anything as well. They often stayed in the same room,

but they were silent.

Sometimes, Marie would wonder if Dennis was angry. They had agreed that after a year, she would tell

him

the truth. But now, it had almost been a year, and she still hadn’t figured out what to say.

This time, at Whitney Group’s annual corporate party, Dennis did ask her about it, but Marie didn’t

agree.

At the last annual corporate party, she was instigated by Sasha and Iliana to go there, but Dennis

recognized

her at a glance, so it was very awkward and humiliating.

Moreover, she was not very willing to appear with Dennis in public, mainly because she always felt that

one day she would have to face Seth and Wren, both the Rodger Group and the Terry Group. She

always thought about not getting Dennis involved and not letting him be in danger.

However, since she refused to attend Whitney Group’s annual corporate party, Dennis had even less

communication with her now.

Marie didn’t know what was wrong with him. Dennis had never been like this before. It was as if he was

indifferently leading her on. He didn’t abandon her, but he didn’t treat her great, either.

The troubled and depressed times did not slow down, and in a blink of an eye, it was almost the end of

the year. This year, Maris Entertainment had a late vacation because of a special plan by Marie.

Before the end of the year, Iliana designed a red dress. The design of the speaker cuffs was playful

and young-looking, and the hem was made in a wavy style, which matched the height and slender legs

of the person who would be wearing it.

The dress that was worn by Sasha to an event was, once again, trending on Twitter. Maris

Entertainment also specially tagged Iliana, and fans were all talking about the red dress.

This time, Marls Entertainment officially announced that Sasha’s red dress, designed by Iliana, would

be

-produced in batches and sold online on New Year’s Eve for a price of 3,000 dollars.

This price was a piece of cake for many white-collared workers, not to mention that it was profitable to

buy such a design at this price, so the news immediately aroused a heated discussion.

On New Year’s Eve, 199 pieces of limited edition red dresses were sold out ten seconds after they

were

launched, and the news attracted the attention of the entertainment news again..

Many of them who managed to get the dress designed by Iliana, which was the same dress that Sasha

wore, were anxiously waiting for the clothes to be delivered. However, most of them, who didn’t

manage to get the

dress, were tagging Iliana and Maris Entertainment on Twitter, asking for extra production.

With this move, Marie intended to use the data to see how strong the influence of Iliana’s design was

on

fashion and aesthetics in today’s time, and such a response was undoubtedly very good.

Therefore, Marie and Illiana discussed and planned to create their own brand for high-class white-

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workers and noble families, so that Sasha’s popularity and Iliana’s design would benefit more.

While Iliana was busy working on her design draft, Marie helped her with the manufacturing, the store,

and other trivial matters. Naturally, the first person that came to Marie’s mind was Dennis.

However, Marie was in a dilemma. She thought that Dennis was still unhappy with her. If she went to

talk

about business with him now, they might not come to an agreement.

Iliana, however, didn’t take it to heart. Instead, she laughed at her in a variety of ways. “Mr. Whitney

has always been afraid of you and has always cherished you. Why would he quarrel with you now?”

Gripping her hair, Marie said, “No, we’re not fighting, and that’s why I’m even more frustrated. I don’t

know what I’ve done to upset him. He’s always cold and unreasonable, and I don’t know how to coax

him!”

Iliana smiled and said, “You don’t know why he’s unhappy? Who’s Mr. Whitney? He’s the richie rich

from the noble family that all the socialites in New York dream of marrying. You, on the other hand,

didn’t even want to go to the annual corporate party when he coaxed you to and hid him away as if he

didn’t exist. How can he

not be angry?”

Stunned, Marie asked, “Are you saying that he’s angry because I didn’t go to the annual corporate

party?”

Iliana said helplessly, “It’s not because you’re not going to the annual corporate party, but because you

two haven’t made your relationship public yet. Many people still think that Mr. Whitney is single!”

Marie finally smiled. “That’s it! I know how to coax him now!”

After that, she carried her bag and ran out, and Iliana couldn’t even stop her. Marie already went

downstairs

in a hurry. This was the first time she had walked into Whitney Group so openly.

As soon as she entered the lobby, the receptionist asked, “Hello, who are you looking for?”

With a smile, Marie said, “I’m looking for Mr. Whitney.”

Hearing that, the receptionist glanced at her in surprise and asked, “Do you have an appointment?”