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.

project still on?" Louis asked weakly, "Better get cracking, who knows if this old bag of bones will

help but scold gently, "Of course

watch Renata in the yard, fussing over

days, but she looked to be in better shape

His gaze lingered with concern. Louis had shut

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

drama, had left him

Came the diligent report from the other end of the phone. The project manager sounded hesitant adding, "But

"Got it."

and after a long

he was heading downstairs, he bumped into

seeing Marian, he asked coldly, still peeved about the recent

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

up then," Martin said icily and

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

Brandon's company to discuss hiring their construction crew. He was willing to agree to

Group's squad might even be a relief, given their reputation for quality. His only gripe was having to be hands-on, but he kept his

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