Chapter 447

When Don called, Martin was chilling at home.

Louis had been through the wringer and it sucked the life right out of him. He seemed to just collapse. Waking up in the morning, he was all wilted and out of sorts, hardly any pep in his step, and his appetite had gone south too.

Martin was worried sick, so he hightailed it from the office to check on him.

"Don't fuss over me; just do your thing."

Louis was lounging in his chair, soaking up the sun with his eyes closed, and even talking seemed like too much effort.

Martin, still anxious, wanted to whisk him off to the hospital, but he wasn't having any of it.

"I'm fine, just a bit tuckered out. A little rest will do the trick, no need to make a fuss."

Martin didn't press the issue.

Finding Yolanda should've been a cause for celebration, but that paternity report felt like the last straw breaking the camel's back for Louis.

At the end of the day, it was probably Marian's true colors coming to light that turned all the high hopes for Yolanda into a big fat nothing.

asked weakly, "Better get cracking, who knows if this old bag of bones will

you on about, Grandpa?" Martin couldn't help but scold gently, "Of

respond, just slowly opened his eyes to watch Renata in the yard, fussing over her

but she looked to be in better shape

lingered with concern. Louis had shut

with a blanket and then headed back to the study to ring up the project manager,

was the main man on this project, running the whole company, especially with the Marian drama, had

quality." Came the diligent report from the other end of the phone. The project manager sounded hesitant adding, "But Mr. Crawley said it's gotta be you dealing with

"Got it."

hung up, massaged his temples, and after a long silence, grabbed his suit jacket and stood

he was heading downstairs, he bumped into Marian coming

work?" Upon seeing Marian, he asked coldly, still peeved about

guts to retort, so she replied timidly, "Feeling

rest up then," Martin said icily and then breezed past her,

darling and now feeling like she'd

was willing to agree to any terms

might even be a relief, given their reputation for quality. His only gripe was

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