"As for you, ha!" he said and laughed maliciously. "I've been your loyal follower for so long. Haven't I treated you well? Haven't I been considerate? Why doesn't he trust me to take care of you? Why doesn't he approve of our marriage? Just because I come from the countryside? Or I want to succeed too much? He says a petty, opportunistic guy like me doesn't deserve you? Who does Shawn Rand think he is?"

Mark's laughter was sinister and exaggerated, obviously fake.

It was then ...