Chapter 433

Rachel took Marian's nightmare-laden panic for just a bad dream and comforted her for a while before letting go, but remained worried and suggested staying with her through the night.

"I'm fine."

Finally, Marian spoke up, her voice still thin from distress, "You should all go back and rest first."

With a forced smile that barely masked her lingering dread, Marian tried to reassure everyone, who, seeing her slightly improved complexion, left a bit more at ease and returned to their rooms.

Marian locked the door behind them and went back to the bedroom, but sleep now eluded her.

She stared at the bracelet on the floor, thrown down in her moment of distress, and hesitated to pick them up.

The dreamlike memories of her youth held her in a vice grip of panic; she knew these were real.

As a child, she often had such fragmented dreams. After each nightmare, her mother would hold her tight to comfort her, and with their patient and loving pampering, she gradually moved past those nightmarish memories. Yet, these recollections never vanished and were fiercely awakened tonight by her desire for Sophia to be Yolanda.

She didn't sleep a wink all night.

The next day at the company, Marian found herself stealthily glancing at Sophia. The more she looked, the more Sophia's face seemed to merge with the blurry image of her sister from her memories, and the more her heart raced with fear.

Sophia had noticed Marian's occasional stares from early on.

Throughout the morning, whether Sophia was passing through the lobby, in a meeting, or in her office, Marian would zone out watching her now and then.

Sophia didn't know if it was because of her planned public explanation and apology at the media press conference that day, and she had wanted to find a chance to discuss the matter with Marian, but since Marian didn't bring it up, she pretended not to notice.

At lunch, Sophia and Don had work to discuss, so they went to eat together.

Marian followed them but unusually didn't barge in as she normally would; instead, she silently got her own food and ate alone.

While eating, Marian occasionally looked up at Sophia's profile, spacing out as she did so.

seen Marian act so odd. He wasn't sure if Marian had apologized

was just as clueless and shook her head, "I don't

to you?" Don

wasn't sure how to put it, "I don't know if you could call it an apology, but

it was

ask Don in a soft voice, "Mr. Dempsey, I heard that Brandon's father had a stroke and was hospitalized after fighting with Brandon about taking back his shares and stubbornly wanting to be with

paused his eating and looked up

quietly waiting for his

talk about this with Sophia, and he didn't know why she suddenly asked. After

having a rough time, hasn't he?"

just shook his head with a smile, not

smiled back, not

changes in his aura and eyes were telling. She had thought it was just because of his father's health, but now it seemed there was more

but advise, "Brandon will

with the conflicts between her, his parents, and the occasional troubles stirred up by

hadn't come to the company that noon; he had gone to the hospital again, and Sophia didn't

couldn't get any information; probably they didn't want her to worry, as everyone she asked

hospital to pick up Sophia for the press

personally explain the situation with the estate project to the public, and Marian was to

office, Marian was still there. Her eyes flickered with unease when she saw him, perhaps from guilt or from knowing Brandon's ruthless way of handling things. Unlike before, she didn't dare to

any attention and after picking up Sophia, he called Kent, "Arrange for someone to take Ms.

know what was going on, and they were all surprised by Brandon's phone call and looked

didn't dare to say anything, clutching her phone tightly

came out of the office, "I'm heading there too, I'll take her

looked at Marian, "Come on, you can ride with

Cindy, and she couldn't help but ask Don, "Mr. Dempsey, what's this

glanced at her,

left hanging but sensed there was more to it that Don

but didn't want

respond, his gaze had already moved past Cindy, looking at Marian: "You should get

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