Chapter 362
\nMarked By the Pureblood Alpha (Deanna and Luis) novel Chapter 362<\/p>\n
Chapter 362 The Wrong Girl to Mess With<\/p>\n
Deanna\u2019s POV:<\/p>\n
On my way to the restroom, my nose caught a familiar human scent.<\/p>\n
I looked up to see a girl dressed in a server\u2019s uniform walking toward me with a tray in her hands.<\/p>\n
Maggie?<\/p>\n
Ever since she\u2019d sent me that apology over text, she\u2019d completely dropped off the radar.<\/p>\n
Maggie froze the moment she spotted me.<\/p>\n
\u201cD\u2013Deanna.\u201d<\/p>\n
I glanced at her uniform. \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m working a catering shift. They\u2019re paying a thousand bucks a day.\u201d<\/p>\n
I paused for a moment, then asked, \u201cHow have you been lately?\u201d<\/p>\n
Maggie hung her head, her voice thick with the threat of tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeanna, last time \u2026 I really didn\u2019t mean for that to happen. I\u2019m so sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve already apologized a dozen times over WhatsApp.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maggie sniffled. \u201cI don\u2019t have the nerve to face you anymore. Just pretend you don\u2019t know<\/p>\n
me.\u201d<\/p>\n
With that, she turned to leave.<\/p>\n
I caught her arm before she could walk away, looking into her reddened eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened last time was an accident. It wasn\u2019t like you wanted it to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maggie lifted her head, choking back a sob. \u201cYou\u2019re not \u2026 mad at me? Because of my stupidity, you almost\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled. \u201cOh, I\u2019m mad at you alright. Mad that you didn\u2019t even have the guts to apologize in person. What a chicken.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dea<\/p>\n
That made her cry even harder. \u201cDeanna\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cAlright, enough with the waterworks. You\u2019re still on the clock, aren\u2019t you? Someone\u2019s going to see you out here and you\u2019ll never hear the end of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maggie wiped her tears. \u201cYou\u2019re right. I need to get back to work. I\u2019ll come find you another time, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
I nodded.<\/p>\n
Maggie took a few steps, then suddenly doubled back.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, Deanna, there\u2019s something I need to tell you. After Zelena drugged you that time, I wanted to get revenge for you, so I went looking for her. But she and her parents were gone. People said they fled overseas.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019d actually done my own digging on Zelena after that.<\/p>\n
The gist of it was that Zelena had taken money from Ruth and skipped town.<\/p>\n
Maggie continued, \u201cI happened to go to school with the daughter of their neighbor. She told me recently that she\u2019s been hearing noises from next door. If Zelena\u2019s back, she\u2019s definitely going to come after you. Please be careful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Someone called for Maggie from down the hall.<\/p>\n
\u201cI gotta go.\u201d<\/p>\n
After Maggie left, I stood there for a moment, lost in thought.<\/p>\n
Logically, if Zelena had fled the country, there\u2019d be no reason for her to come back\u2013unless things hadn\u2019t worked out for her abroad.<\/p>\n
I rested my hand on my belly.<\/p>\n
Now that I had a child to protect, I couldn\u2019t afford to take any risks.<\/p>\n
I freshened up and stepped out of the restroom.<\/p>\n
A commotion drifted from the rear hall.<\/p>\n
The villa\u2019s event space was divided into a main hall and two smaller wings at the front and back.<\/p>\n
The rear hall was closest to the ladies\u2018 room, so it was mostly filled with women.<\/p>\n
I had no interest in getting involved in whatever drama was unfolding and started heading<\/p>\n
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toward the front hall to find Luis.<\/p>\n
But after a few steps, I heard a familiar voice crying.<\/p>\n
I followed the sound and saw Maggie, her face flushed red. \u201cMs. Barkley, I\u2019m so sorry. I didn\u2019t<\/p>\n
mean to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDidn\u2019t mean to?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jennifer let out a cold scoff, glancing down at the small stain on her blue dress. \u201cYou got wine all over my dress and you think \u2018I didn\u2019t mean to is going to cut it? You worthless human! Did they teach you nothing about how to serve your betters?\u201d<\/p>\n
With that, Jennifer raised her foot\u2013clad in a three\u2013inch stiletto\u2013and kicked Maggie square in the stomach.<\/p>\n
The blow sent Maggie crashing to the floor, a dusty footprint now stamped across her uniform.<\/p>\n
I moved closer and heard Maggie speak through a grimace of pain.<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Barkley, I was just passing by when you suddenly walked into my path. That\u2019s why I accidentally\u2026 got your dress dirty.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jennifer sneered. \u201cSo now you\u2019re blaming me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I\u2019m not! Ms. Barkley, please, let me have the dress cleaned for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the girls standing beside Jennifer let out a derisive laugh. \u201cCleaned? Gowns like this are worn once and tossed. We don\u2019t need you to clean anything. Besides, this dress cost Jennifer nearly 1.2 million dollars. They could sell everything you own and still not cover it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jennifer sauntered over with an air of superiority, grabbing a cocktail from a nearby table. \u201cHonestly, what kind of help is the butler even hiring these days?\u201d<\/p>\n
She lifted the glass and held it over Maggie\u2019s head, ready to dump it on her.<\/p>\n
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