A low chuckle came from Melissa, her anger seeping out to her voice.

"Was that really necessary? Do you know how heartbroken Janet is?"

Marcus' hands stopped their movements and he put down the kitchen knife.

His deep eyes turned to Melissa. "Then tell me one thing. Has Shawn always been loyal to Janet? Has he never betrayed her even once in all these years they were together? If you can tell me yes, then I'll apologize."

Melissa knew that Marcus was being unreasonable, but she couldn't find words to refute it.

A brief, tense silence passed, and then Marcus turned on the tap.

Amidst the gurgle of the water, his voice came gently, “Besides, I've made up for it, haven't I? I funded Shawn's new business. As long as he shows Janet that he's sincere about winning her back, they'll work things out."

Melissa let her weight rest against the counter, staring at him without a word.

After a long while, Marcus turned to look at her and asked softly, “Are you mad at me?"

“To be honest, a little bit," Melissa said lightly. "No matter how terrible Shawn was, you shouldn't have gotten involved."

The corner of Marcus' lips lifted at that. "You're talking as if you're not part of this too. If it weren't for you, he wouldn't have been able to leave Warsew, remember? Most likely he would have been beaten to death by his creditors, and Yvonne would have lost her father then."

Melissa was slightly stunned.

He knew what she wanted to say even without asking. Marcus nodded and said, “When you left that year, I went to Warsew once... And well... Anyway, Shawn and I have crossed paths long ago. And I also care about Janet. If Shawn doesn't change and straighten himself out, he would only cause his wife and daughter more pain. Things worked out well now, don't you think? Think of it Like a business project.

Once you recognize a problem, the most Logical thing would be to eliminate it so that it doesn't get in the way of future developments."

Melissa couldn't argue with his eloquent reasoning.

She thought his words made sense, but something about it sounded a bit off... But then again, it was true that Marcus had spent a lot of money on Shawn, and he did care for Yvonne like she was his own...

She sighed, deciding to let it go for now. “Let's eat."

However, Marcus pulled her into his arms and said in a low voice.

"Are you still mad?"

Janet glared at him and answered, "What do you think?"