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 too

know she was onto

work stuff,"

Marian probed, immediately adding to avoid suspicion, "You seemed upset last night, is there

couldn't help," Dennis

it all sorted

Dennis sighed and turned to grab a bottle from

that meant it

anxious as she watched Dennis, her

by the Starlight Group suddenly changing

was opening the bottle when he seemed to

a bit weird under

Crawley families

getting on with the Crawley

lightbulb went off for Marian, and she felt a surge of excitement, but she kept it under wraps and asked innocently, "Alright,

if he was about to say something then stopped, "Never mind, just

didn't want to drag Marian into something as serious as

went "Oh" and, playing it smart, didn't press further. She even had dinner with Dennis, only leaving the hotel later, claiming she had work to do. Then she headed to a health supplement shop, picked up some

and Patricia were playing with their dog and

instructed the nanny

entered with her high-end

evening, Mr. Crawley, Mrs. Crawley," Marian greeted warmly,

eaten," Patricia welcomed Marian enthusiastically, teasing her for bringing gifts

a soft spot for the well-spoken and beautiful Marian, especially since she had timely rushed

alone, Patricia would never dream

then turned to Daniel, "Mr. Crawley, are you feeling better? I wanted to come to pick you up from the hospital, but I thought it might not be appropriate, so I

between Marian and Sophia at the cafeteria

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

and quite "accidentally"

resort project was his baby, something he had pushed forward himself, so he was particularly concerned about

I've been hospitalized and haven't had the chance to keep track of the progress," Daniel remarked with a sigh when the resort

Marian reassured him with a smile, "My colleagues just visited the site recently, and they

with that?" Daniel asked

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 geomancer to pick an auspicious day to pour the concrete. But