Chapter 555

Donovan closed his eyes in disbelief. "There's no need to ruin your life over me. You can ask for something else." "Something else?" Marselle scoffed. "Aside from marriage, do you think I care about anything else about you? Let me be clear. I like you. I fell for you the moment I saw you. I want to marry you. I want love and marriage. Nothing else. Do not talk to me about money. I have more than enough of that." Donovan felt like he had run into someone even more unhinged than Anne. He had to force himself to suppress the fury rising inside him. Marselle gave a sly, triumphant smile and fed him the lie she had prepared. "That photo was sent to me by a mysterious person. They know where Giselle is. If you meet my demand, I will tell you who this mysterious person is." Hearing that half-truth infuriated Donovan in a dozen conflicting ways. One moment, he wanted to believe Giselle was alive; the next, he suspected this woman was weaving another intricate deception. He was angry and a