Chapter 434

Louis suddenly looked a bit under the weather, but since he was on the wrong side of the fence, it wasn't really his place to haggle anymore.

Marian, at Louis' side, appeared to make a last-ditch effort, anxiously and gently shaking his arm while holding onto it, "Grandpa."

Louis, still harboring doubts about whether she was indeed not Yolanda, couldn't bring himself to show her the unreserved warmth he once did. Especially with Brandon pointing out all the differences between Yoli and Marian, Louis felt a complex knot of emotions. On one hand, he mourned the loss of the well-behaved and sensible Yoli to the woman she had become, on the other hand, a part of him felt relieved that she was still alive, no matter the changes she'd undergone.

With a heavy heart torn between these emotions, he slowly peeled Marian's hands off his arm.

"Just apologize properly."

With those words, he turned and shuffled out of the resting room, his gait unsteady, suddenly seeming to age.

Marian stood there, her soul seemingly having departed with him, watching the distant figure of Louis before her gaze slowly drifted back to Sophia. She didn't speak, just watched Sophia with the same halt and attentively panic-stricken eyes as she did in the morning, a stark difference from her defiant arrogance the day before.

Sophia found today's Marian to be peculiar, and gave her a curious glance.

But the moment their eyes met, Marian quickly looked away, as if she was afraid of making eye contact.

Sophia frowned, unable to understand the root of this change.

Officially, Marian was her subordinate, but she had never shown respect, let alone fear, in Sophia's presence.

But now, it felt like Marian was somehow afraid of her, and this fear seemed to be tinged with guilt?

Sophia wasn't sure, but felt the things didn't add up.

Despite having plagiarized Sophia's work for so long, Marian never once seemed guilty when facing her—not even after being exposed the previous day, displaying only unguarded frustration.

Brandon too noticed Marian's evasive look when facing Sophia and furrowed his brow.

daring to linger any

Brandon who was wearing a similarly

press conference about to start, Kent

Brandon

Sophia nodded slightly, "Mhm."

venue, Marian was already seated next to Louis, frantically refreshing her phone

on her other side, staring blankly at the

paternity test report, Marian's eyes darted between the stage and her phone, and she couldn't help but look

"Martin."

called out to him

watch-there were 10 minutes left until the start of the press

a frantic look at her phone,

on her, signaled Kent with

Marian: "Ms. Barlow, the press conference is about to begin,

need to use the restroom," Marian said in a rush, "I'll be right

bag on the seat: "I've left my

polite smile: "The press

coercion, he escorted her back

managing only a

fugitive made Louis' face grew bitter, but he was still caught

will start soon; it won't take long.

by Louis' drastic change in attitude-rejecting her time and again. Her lips pursed in a combination of hurt and

a twinge of guilt

for you, and it's difficult for me, too. But we all have to pay for our mistakes. Apologize sincerely, and we'll get

as

on time, and Martin

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