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."

incident and chimed in with a smile, "Oh, right, she did come over to

Marian, "Did you see the drawing

her head,

glanced at Grace,

either and instinctively shook her head, "I didn't see

Theresa pouted unhappily.

to her and asked softly, "What's

head, not saying

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

"Little one, I've got to get back to

she first saw

and say goodbye, "Theresa, say 'see

and somewhat reluctantly said

kiddo," Marian smiled back and said goodbye, quickly making

leave with a frown and snuggled into

down at her and didn't rush to scold or correct her, instead asking patiently, "Why

drawing,"

of my bag." Theresa explained, "I was even worried it would

her, "Did she open it to

shook her head,

accidentally fell on the floor when she took it out and she didn't notice?" Grace chimed

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

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