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.

with his call, and his footsteps denoted he was heading towards

for the sofa, grabbing her bag and dashing out. As she reached the door, the sound of it opening echoed behind her.

she turned back towards the living room, Dennis emerged

Dennis' brows furrowed slightly.

and surprised look, Marian blurted out,

eyeing her, "Why'd

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

her charm, and his stern face softened into a smile. "And here I thought you'd

he made

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

and mom are the ones who love me

"You remember that, huh?"

draped over his shoulder, and the other absent-mindedly striking her thigh. Marian stiffened

his hand on her thigh was perhaps just a subconscious gesture, but the way it

Marian felt queasy.

want to think ill

always been so loving and caring, but his actions over the past couple of years

from these untimely touches, everything else

missteps made her recoil from and dread contact with Dennis, which made her

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

feared that staying in that house would shatter the image of Dennis as a

enter the Frost family as Yolanda,

interactions with him would help preserve the fatherly image

in touch often and video calls, and their

first face-to-face meeting since she

much so that she'd forgotten