Chapter 374

"Your daughter?" Marian's voice suddenly shot up, her eyes wide with disbelief as she stared at Brandon and then at Theresa.

Theresa, startled by her reaction, gaped at her, completely clueless. Brandon, on the other hand, was chill as a cucumber.

"Is there a problem?" He asked.

Marian quickly shook her head, still reeling from the shock and a whirlwind of emotions.

Feeling ignored, Theresa couldn't help but tug gently at Marian's sleeve and asked with a puzzled look, "Miss, did you ever come across my mom's drawing afterward?"

Brandon turned his gaze to Theresa, "What drawing?"

"The one that got lost, my mom's drawing." Theresa tried to explain, even making

a circle in the air with her hands, "She was playing with me that day."

Brandon looked at Marian.

Marian had regained her composure and smiled at her, "I didn't see it. I left before you; you don't remember?"

Theresa shook her head, "I remember."

Marian did leave before her. With that thought, the glimmer of hope on her face dimmed once again.

Worried that Brandon might get suspicious, Marian quickly added with a smile to Brandon, "I was just coming downstairs when I saw her sitting in the lobby, playing so adorably. I couldn't resist playing with her for a bit. Just then Mr. Daniel Crawley came down, and I was afraid he'd catch me slacking off, so I hurried off."

"Oh, right, she did come over to play with

you see

shook her

glanced at

hadn't seen the drawing either and instinctively shook her

Theresa pouted unhappily.

her and

her head,

dare stay longer, smiling and bidding Brandon farewell, "Mr. Crawley, I'm

she turned to Theresa and waved, "Little one, I've got to get

didn't react with the same excitement as when she first saw Marian, just

taught her to be polite and say goodbye, "Theresa, say 'see you' to this

him and somewhat reluctantly said to Marian, "See

smiled back and said

watched her leave with a frown and snuggled into Brandon's arms, whispering, "She isn't being

and didn't rush to scold or

definitely saw my drawing," she said,

bag." Theresa explained, "I was even worried it would get damaged.

and looked at her, "Did she open it to

her head,

it out and she didn't notice?" Grace chimed in reflexively, "The girl didn't seem to have

deepened; if it wasn't opened, there was no reason an adult would take a child's drawing, and Grace confirmed that Marian didn't take anything with

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