The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 489

She remembered that name.

Just a couple of days ago, while on a call in the cafeteria, Kent had mentioned the name — who seemed to be some drifter.

Marian couldn't for the life of her figure out what a drifter had to do with her dad.

Driven by curiosity, she sneaked closer to the door and pressed her ear tight against it.

She had no clue what was being said on the other end, but she heard Dennis instruct, "No matter what, we've gotta keep on with the 'live staking' as planned for Jerry's thing."

Marian's face went stone-cold.

Being in the biz, she knew all too well what 'live staking' meant-burying someone alive in the bridge piers, a human sacrifice.

The name Jerry rang a bell; he was the foreman for the Star Dempsey Architects' Zenitha-style resort project.

She wasn't hands-on with this project, but Don would spill the beans on the progress every fortnight at the meetings, and the company bulletin board had all the details on the project leads, so she was no stranger to the name.

But what she couldn't wrap her head around was how her dad got mixed up in this gig.

She was in the know about some hiccups the project faced a while back; it was hitting snags, so probably Jerry was banking on 'live staking' to break the deadlock and get the ball rolling again.

Since her dad and Starlight Group were at loggerheads, the fact that Starlight Group hit a wall should be music to his ears, so why on earth would he lend a hand?

A sinister hunch started taking shape in Marian's head.

Dennis was aiming to fan the flames to take down both Starlight Group and Brandon.

Her heart hammered at the thought.

quiet. It seemed that Dennis was done with his call, and his footsteps denoted he was

in sync, Marian spun around and bolted for the sofa, grabbing her bag and dashing out. As she reached the door, the sound of it opening echoed behind her. Hastily slipping on her

towards the living room, Dennis emerged from the hallway, and they bumped into

Dennis' brows furrowed slightly.

a calm and surprised look, Marian blurted out, "Dad?

off," Dennis replied, eyeing her, "Why'd you come back

you'd be bored to tears all alone at the hotel, and wanted to come back and keep you company," Marian cooed,

softened into a smile. "And here I thought you'd forgotten all about us after landing a

he made himself comfortable on

the Frost family was where I was born, but you and mom are the ones who raised me. I couldn't forget

playing the sweet daughter, "You and mom are the ones who love me most in

"You remember that, huh?"

one hand grabbing the hand of Marian that was draped over his shoulder, and the other absent-mindedly striking her thigh. Marian stiffened slightly;

that fatherly look; his hand on her thigh was perhaps just a subconscious gesture, but the

Marian felt queasy.

to think ill

and caring, but his actions over the past

untimely touches, everything

sure if she was overthinking, but these missteps made her recoil from and dread

one hand, they were her loving family; on the other, these pure familial

would shatter the image of Dennis as a father

family as Yolanda, she didn't hesitate. When asked to return to

distance from Dennis and having fewer interactions with him would

in touch often and video

their first face-to-face meeting since she had

past few days, so much so that she'd forgotten Dennis' possibly intentional, or possibly unintentional