Chapter 1330

A few steps up, Marcus heard a faint sound in the corner. When he reached that corner, he discovered

Shera sitting on the steps, hugging her knees.

She lifted her head as though his footsteps had just caught her attention.

“Marcus,” she called.

Marcus furrowed his brow.

“What’s wrong?”

“I rushed downstairs and missed a step. I banged my knee on the vase.

It really hurts,” Shera explained, pointing at the blue and white porcelain in the corner.

“Could you carry me back upstairs? My knee is swollen.” Shera rolled up her trouser legs, revealing a

delicate calf and swollen knee.

Marcus retrieved his phone and stated, “I’ll give Lily a call to assist you in returning to your room.”

Only two women were present this time, Shera and Lily.

Observing Marcus reaching for his phone to call Lily, Shera hastily grabbed his trousers.

“No, she’s fast asleep. She’s been exhausted all afternoon, and I don’t want to disrupt her much-

needed rest.”

Shera’s attempt, however, didn’t yield the desired results.

Didn’t men typically show compassion to women in need?

A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y

In the past, Rhea was skilled at using tricks like pretending to sprain her ankle or feigning injuries to

garner the attention of men.

However, why did it not work this time?

What she didn’t realize was that Rhea’s ploy might have succeeded with other men, but Marcus was

unlike the others.

“Never mind. I’ll do my best to get upstairs,” Shera declared.

Nevertheless, the moment she attempted to stand up and take a step forward, she lost her balance and

tumbled backward.

“Be careful!”

As she had anticipated, she didn’t plummet to the floor but was intercepted by Marcus.

Taking risks seemed to be the only way to make an impression.

To her astonishment, the very next moment, Marcus didn’t assist her to her feet.

Instead, he called upon Trenton, who had just retrieved his phone from the car, to escort her to her

room.