Chapter 18 Marceline held back her tears with all her might . She didn't want to cry over Curtis anymore , so she smiled and gently pushed Zachary away . " Zachary , I understand . Thank you . " Then , she turned and walked into the villa complex . Her mind was in a complete daze . Before she could reach for the light switch on the wall , her scalp tingled with fear - someone was sitting inside the house , Under the faint light coming through the floor - to - ceiling windows , she couldn't immediately tell who it was . Startled , she took a step back and instinctively turned to run . But the man was faster . He yanked her back and pressed her against the door . Marceline smelled a familiar scent coming from him , and it made her tear up . She raised her first and punched his shoulder hard . " Curtis , are you out of your mind ? " What had she done to end up entangled with a man like him ? ing room and pinned her against it . He didn't utter a single word to her , After dragging her into the house , Curtis shut the door to the living yet his entire being seethe with rage . Marceline's temper flared as well . She struggled with all her strength . " Let me go ! Let me go ! " Suddenly , her pants were yanked down . Marceline trembled for a moment before freezing in fear . She didn't dare to move a single inch . Then , Curtis reached out and gently touched her cheek . As he expected , his fingers came away wet with tears . He lowered his gaze and slowly pulled her pants back up . When Marceline regained her composure , she turned and slapped him hard across the face . The room remained unlit , but as their eyes adjusted to the darkness , the faint light was enough for them to make out each other's expressions . Curtis ' gaze was impossibly dark , as if a storm were gathering from within . Marceline had been the one to slap him , yet it was her own chest that ached unbearably so much so that she could barely breathe . But this wasn't out of heartache toward Curtis . Rather , it was because she felt wronged . Marceline pressed her lips together and said nothing . Then , she started making her way upstairs without even bothering turning on the lights . " Are you really that eager to throw yourself at him ? " Curtis suddenly said . Marceline stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him . " What ? " Curtis coldly chuckled and said in a voice dripping with sarcasm , " Still playing dumb , huh ? Marceline , you know very well what you've done . " Marceline found it laughable . Her fury shot from the soles of her feet to the crown of her head , the breakdown within her obvious for anyone to see . Every time she argued with Curtis , she ended up turning into the kind of hysterical woman she despised the most . It hadn't happened in a year , but anything involving him made it impossible for her to stay calm. It was humiliating Marceline tried hard to suppress the impulse and looked at him with bloodshot eyes . " Curtis , marrying you was the decision I regret the most . At your engagement party with Jenna , I wasn't the one who drugged you . Yet , not a single one of you believed me . Even you stayed silent . " I shouldn't have held onto that tiny bit of hope . I shouldn't have destroyed my own reputation to marry you . That was the biggest mistake of my life . " Curtis remained standing where he was and quietly lit a cigarette . Then , he let out a faint scoff and asked , " Was it really because of me that you destroyed your own reputation ? " Marceline felt a chill seep into her heart , spreading icy tendrils through her entire body . Somewhere along the way , Curtis started seeing hidden agendas in her every move , until she had become nothing but an irredeemable villainess in his eyes . But hadn't he known her better than anyone else ? Wasn't he the one who had watched her grow up , running around with him ever since she was 12 years old ? The whole world could doubt her , but not Curtis . Marceline's face went pale , but not a single tear fell . The anger drained from her body in an instant " " Tomorrow's Monday . Are you free ? " she softly asked . She wanted to go to the courthouse together . Claim Bonus For Free Every Daysa