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."

come over to play

at Marian, "Did you see the

her

glanced at Grace,

shook her head, "I didn't see any drawing

Theresa pouted unhappily.

to her and

shook her head, not saying a

Brandon farewell, "Mr.

I've got to get back to work. See you

first saw Marian, just giving her a glance,

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

hesitantly glanced at him and somewhat reluctantly

kiddo," Marian smiled back and said goodbye,

her leave with a frown and snuggled into

down at her and didn't rush to scold or correct

drawing," she

explained, "I was even worried it would get

her, "Did she open

her head,

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

was no reason an adult would take a child's

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