Chapter 114: For a while, Mary regretted giving this...
For a while, Mary regretted telling Diego something so important.
Since becoming interested in the SBR competition, Mary has gradually transformed from a spectator to Stephen's collaborator, and they work together to solve problems and deal with troubles.
It was after meeting many strange people and things, and seeing all kinds of monsters and demons, that Mary had a subtle change in her opinion of Fanny.
That guy's ability to solve problems and strategize was incredible. As a bystander, Mary hadn't thought it was that remarkable. It wasn't until she became part of the solution that she realized that talent like Fani was truly rare.
With Valentine's strong support and assistance, this SBR competition was able to be held in full swing. Then, what she had told Diego about the saint's remains naturally became unnecessary.
For someone like Diego who is determined to make progress and will do anything to achieve his goals... the more he knows, the harder it is for Mary to feel at ease.
But now that things had come to this, Mary's regrets were futile. Besides, having a way out wasn't such a bad thing. So, after hearing Diego's words, Mary didn't tell the whole truth: "You're entering for the prize money, of course. I'm entering for Johnny. I'm really worried about him in a competition like this. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be participating."
Sensing that Mary wasn't lying, Diego immediately frowned in disgust. "Are you okay, Mary? After all this time, don't you understand the difference between healthy people and disabled people?"
He leaned closer to Mary, a move almost his signature, indicating he was about to say something even more unpleasant: "Or, Mary, you haven't experienced the joy brought by healthy people? Well, that paralytic has some physical problems, you probably..." The man's extremely rich face was filled with malice. He pinched Mary's chin frivolously, "If you haven't experienced that kind of thing yet, I, DIO, can tell you..."
The cello-like sound is sticky and ambiguous, and you could almost sing an aria: "How comfortable can I... make you?"
...Mary looked at Diego in front of her and felt like she was looking at a peacock raised in the White House, spreading its feathers and displaying its tail to her.
"Oh?" Mary's fingertips gently slid across Diego's chin and pressed on his Adam's apple, looking directly into his pupils that suddenly shrank. "How comfortable can it be?"
Diego never thought that Mary would suddenly do such a thing. His Adam's apple rolled subconsciously, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. He looked much cuter than at the beginning.
"Attention, ranking changes!" The host of stage 1 suddenly shouted, attracting the attention of all the contestants. Diego and Mary looked towards the source of the sound at the same time, only to see a man holding a megaphone and shouting, "According to the evidence provided by the referee, the contestant who was originally in first place, Jero Zeppeli, has been judged to have violated the rules for 'interfering with the Sandman's race walk'..."
Gero Zeppelin?
Is this the Gero Zeppeli I know? !
Considering that Wicca Bibo and Dorothy came from afar to participate in the competition, does that mean that Jello is really Jello?
Mary was so surprised that she didn't pay attention to the rest of the conversation. Instead, she started walking towards the source of the voice. As soon as she took a step, Diego grabbed her wrist and asked, "Where are you going?"
Mary was about to push Diego's hand away, but unexpectedly a rope came towards them like a whip. Without thinking, Mary grabbed the rope with her other hand, her expression as sharp as a beast before its anger.
Who is so bold as to openly attack a contestant?
When she saw who it was, Mary quickly loosened the rope and said, "Ah... Mr. Manden, long time no see. I didn't expect you to come to the competition as well."
Manden Tim, who was sitting opposite her, held the horse with one hand and retracted the golden rope with the other. His smile was a little forced: "Yes, it's been a long time, Mary."
Diego knew that this flamboyant-looking man was here to save the damsel in distress. However, he deliberately cowered behind Mary, shamelessly putting himself in the role of being protected. "Mary, that guy must be a malicious competitor. He wants to attack me, Dio!"
Humph, DIO is not blind. Although he has forgotten the name of this flashy and rustic guy, he can see that he has a good impression of Mary.
The more Diego cares about Mary, the more he wants to stick with her.
Mary knew that Diego just wanted to piss off Manden Tim, but she didn't expose Diego's lie.
Manden's action was too cruel and completely beyond Mary's expectations. Even if it was her, she would have wiped off a piece of oily skin on her hand. If she really hit Diego's wrist, it would definitely hurt him badly.
Although she knew Mandon meant well, Mary didn't mind Diego pulling her wrist. (She really wanted to leave, and Diego couldn't stop her.) His actions were indeed... inappropriate.
Mary patted Diego's arm around her waist. After making sure he refused to let go, she sighed helplessly and dragged Diego forward a few steps. She greeted Manden, whose expression clearly showed disapproval: "Mr. Manden, his name is Diego Brando. Diego, this is Mr. Manden Tim."
Both of them heard Mary's words, but neither of them said hello.
The atmosphere was awkward and deadlocked.
Perhaps because he was worried that Mary would feel uncomfortable, Manden, who was more mature than Diego in both age and mind, chose to use a roundabout way to solve Mary's embarrassment.
He leaned over to the side of the horse and took out the flowers from his backpack.
It was a bunch of lavender wildflowers, still lightly covered with dew. In Manden's hands, they looked much more beautiful than the bouquets in the flower shop.
Seeing Mary's surprised expression, Manden smiled. "I saw Mr. Joestar during the competition and thought you might be participating in this competition. I saw these flowers on the road and picked them with a rope. I didn't expect that I would actually have the honor of giving them away."
Just as Mary took the flower, the quiet Diego scoffed disdainfully. "This gift is ridiculously cheap." One of his arms finally released Mary's waist, as if wanting to touch the lavender petals. Just before touching them, he let go in disgust. "I'm surprised you're willing to accept it, it's such a shabby thing."
Such a romantic thing was belittled by Diego as worthless. Not only did Manden look serious, but even Mary was a little unhappy.
Diego ignored the disapproval in Mary's eyes. He opened his mouth and took out the necklace that Mary had buried in her collar with his teeth. He mumbled, "This is a gift, my lovely Mary."
If Manden hadn't been worried about accidentally hurting Mary, the long rope in his hand would have hit Diego in the face.
Manden never judges strangers based on their opinions, but this time, he feels that the guy surrounded by negative news is definitely not a good person.
Originally, he hadn't wanted to argue with the guy in front of him, who was ten years younger than him. But seeing Diego's arrogant look, Manden wasn't ready to let it go. "Mr. Brando, I remember you're not divorced. If you want to be close to Mary, I think it's more appropriate to have a clean identity, isn't it?"
This sentence hit Diego's sore spot. His face immediately darkened: "Who do you think you are? How dare you bark in front of me, Dio?"
Manden was not angry, but his opponent was, which just showed that he attacked the right place.
If Diego wants to inherit Ms. Ter's estate, he can't divorce. If he divorces, Ms. Ter's relatives will have plenty of ways to get the money out of Diego's mouth.
In other words, Diego is still a married man, and being with Mary is destined to be improper.
It is not an exaggeration to call her a slut.
What qualifications does a guy who is useless except for his barely acceptable face have to expel Manden Tim?
"Don't talk about other things, Mr. Brando. Oh, no, you married Ms. Tel, so now I should call you Mr. Coral. As a widower who has lost his love, I think it's inappropriate for you to do this."
After hearing this, the nails in Diego's gloves became extremely sharp: "Looking for death!!"
"Stop!" Mary grabbed Diego with her backhand. "Calm down, Diego. Are you sure you want to fight here? If your wrist is injured, how are you going to get the $50 million prize?"
Seeing Diego obviously hesitant after hearing the 50 million, Mary quickly said to Manden, "Let's go pick a tent first. If it's too late, all the good spots will be taken."
Mary's words barely calmed the two of them down. Diego snorted coldly: "Disgusting old man...Mary, let's go."
Of course, Manden couldn't fall behind. He led the horse to Mary's right side, showing with his actions that he would never leave Mary.
Disgusting rustic old man
You dare to pursue other people's sluts even though you are not divorced.
Cursing each other silently, both of them were certain in their hearts that they would never let the other and Mary go any further.
Mary only felt that the two people were getting closer and closer, almost squeezing her into the air.
This was not only too strange, but also extremely hot. Seeing this, Mary had no choice but to use brute force to push them apart, keeping both of them at least a few fists away from her.
Phew... I can finally breathe.
Mary took a few deep breaths and looked at the bouquet in her hand, but she didn't expect that the flowers had been squeezed out of shape by Diego's muscles. They were wilted and looked like they would not live long.
The culprit was no different from a smug cat. Not only did he not avoid Mary's gaze, he even made a contrived nasal sound: "Well, Mary, why are you looking at me like that?"
His harshness only made his face more sensual than usual, and Mary looked away.
Never mind... It's just a flower, let Diego destroy it... Anyway, there are as many of them as you want, and good-looking blond men are a scarce resource.
Manden was determined to teach Diego a lesson, so instead of spending time with Mary, he wanted to get rid of her so he could smack the arrogant man in the face. His motto was always to take revenge for a grudge.
He remembered that Johnny went with that...the man who almost became the first, right?
Then he should be...
Manden's excellent memory allowed him to quickly remember the direction Johnny left. He took Mary and turned in that direction. Sure enough, he saw a man in light blue clothes riding a horse slowly.
"Mary, look, is that Johnny?" Manden's words really attracted Mary's attention. When she saw Johnny, her relaxed hands clenched instantly.
The aura around her suddenly became terrifying.
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