The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

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.

still on?" Louis asked weakly, "Better get cracking, who knows if this old

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

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

these days, but she looked to be in better shape

was another story. His gaze lingered with concern. Louis had shut his

disturbing him, Martin carefully covered him with a blanket and then headed back to the study to ring up the project manager, checking on

the main man on this project, running the whole company, especially with the Marian drama, had left him a bit disheartened, so he'd taken his hands

the project goes on, we gotta use Starlight Group's construction crew to ensure quality." Came the diligent report from the other end of the phone. The project manager sounded hesitant adding, "But Mr. Crawley said it's

"Got it."

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

as he was heading downstairs, he bumped into

he asked coldly, still peeved about the recent

she was on thin ice, and didn't have guts to retort, so she replied timidly, "Feeling under the weather, took a

said icily and

contrast between being the family's darling and now feeling like she'd hit rock bottom was stark. She dared

hiring their construction crew. He was willing to agree to any terms if it meant getting the estate

switching to Starlight Group's squad might even be a relief, given their reputation for quality. His