The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 503

Marian watched Brandon walk away, feeling a mix of heartbreak and defiance. She wanted to stop him but didn't dare to make a move, so all she could do was watch him leave helplessly.

Driving back to the hotel alone, she had a face like thunder the entire ride. Just as she got to the hotel entrance, she bumped into Dennis, who had just returned from outside.

Seeing Marian's sour face, Dennis couldn't help but ask, "What's up? Who's messed with my little princess?"

He went to put an arm around Marian, but she subtly dodged and pouted, "Nobody."

Her face, however, told a completely different story.

Dennis glanced at her and said, "Don't tell me 'nobody'; you're pouting so much you could hang a wine bottle on that lip."

He pushed open the door and went inside as he spoke.

Marian couldn't help but steal a glance at him.

Dennis seemed calm, not at all like his stormy, brooding self from when he got the news about the construction crew needing a switch-up the night before.

Marian wasn't sure if he had sorted the issue out.

She hadn't heard anything from Augus about the problem being fixed.

But having known Dennis for a decade or two, she could read him well enough.

He was always steady, never the type to wear his emotions on his sleeve or fly off the handle, even if things weren't sorted.

So she just couldn't get a read on her dad.

"Dad."

After following Dennis inside, Marian couldn't help but call out to him, looking a bit hesitant.

"What is it?"

Dennis looked puzzled, "Spit it out, what's with the hesitation?"

"What were you out for?"

tentatively, not daring to be

she was onto something

some work

avoid suspicion, "You seemed upset last night, is there a problem at work? Do you need any

help," Dennis

sorted then?" Marian

easy," Dennis sighed and turned to

meant it

as she watched

Group suddenly changing construction

the bottle when he seemed to remember something, suddenly looking up at

a

families are tight.

are you getting on with

for Marian, and she felt a surge of excitement, but

Dennis paused as if he was about

drag Marian into something as serious as a matter

She even had dinner with Dennis, only leaving the hotel later, claiming she had work to do. Then

Patricia were playing with their dog and

rang, Daniel instructed the

with her high-end gifts

Marian

welcomed Marian enthusiastically, teasing her for bringing gifts when she could have just shown

and beautiful Marian, especially since she had timely rushed Daniel to the hospital when he

never dream of giving Marian the

Crawley needing to boost his nutrition after getting out of the hospital," Marian said coquettishly, hugging Patricia's arm as if they were family, then turned to Daniel, "Mr. Crawley, are you feeling better? I wanted to come to pick you up from the hospital, but

concern means a lot," Daniel replied with a smile. Maybe it was the contrast between Marian and Sophia at the cafeteria the other day, but now Daniel

her saving his life, Daniel didn't hold it against her, assuming she was just a bit spoiled. He

"accidentally" steered the

Daniel had lost control over his company, the Zenithan-style resort project was his baby, something he

chance to keep track of the progress," Daniel remarked with a sigh

smile, "My colleagues just visited the site recently, and they say a lot has been built. The whole

up with that?"

there's this pillar that just can't seem to set properly. They've brought in two different survey teams and no dice, they can't figure out what's wrong. So now everyone's whispering about some supernatural shenanigans," Marian explained, frowning. "I heard they even put together a crack team of builders and called in a