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.

Dennis was done with his call, and his footsteps denoted he

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 shoes and

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

Dennis' brows furrowed slightly.

calm and surprised look, Marian blurted out, "Dad? Not heading out

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

tears all alone at the hotel, and wanted to come back and keep you

and his stern face softened into a smile. "And here I thought you'd forgotten all about us after

made himself comfortable

"How could I? Sure, the Frost family was where I was born, but you and

hugged Dennis' shoulder, still playing the sweet daughter, "You and mom are the ones who love

"You remember that, huh?"

the hand of Marian that was draped over his shoulder, and the other absent-mindedly striking her thigh. Marian stiffened slightly; her smile was freezing as she

her thigh was perhaps just a subconscious gesture, but the way

Marian felt queasy.

to

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

these untimely touches, everything else seemed

made her recoil from and dread contact with Dennis, which

family; on the other, these

that house would shatter the image of Dennis as a father in her heart, which she couldn't cope

up and enter the Frost family as Yolanda, she didn't hesitate. When asked to return to her country, she

maintaining physical distance from Dennis and having fewer interactions with him would help preserve

video

face-to-face meeting since

few days, so much so that she'd forgotten Dennis'