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?"

asked tentatively, not daring to

didn't want Dennis to know she

work stuff," Dennis

seemed upset last night, is there a problem at work? Do you

couldn't help," Dennis said, shutting her

it all sorted then?" Marian

Dennis sighed and turned to grab a bottle from the liquor

it was

she watched Dennis, her own

changing

seemed to remember

a bit weird

the Frost and Crawley families are tight.

on with

excitement, but she kept it under

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

Marian into something as serious as a matter of life and

later, claiming she had work to do. Then she headed to a health supplement shop, picked up some pricey goodies, and

dog and watching TV, having

rang, Daniel instructed the nanny

entered with her high-end gifts following

Mr. Crawley, Mrs. Crawley," Marian

welcomed Marian enthusiastically, teasing her for

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

never dream of

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 I thought it might not be appropriate, so I didn't. Hope

at all, your concern means a lot," Daniel replied with a smile. Maybe it was the contrast between Marian

her, assuming she was just a bit spoiled. He

making light conversation, and quite "accidentally" steered the conversation

over his company, the Zenithan-style resort project was his baby, something he had pushed

the chance to keep track of the progress," Daniel

don't need to worry," Marian reassured him with a smile, "My colleagues just visited the site recently, and they say a lot has been built. The

up with that?" Daniel asked her,

some spooky stuff going on with the main hall. Apparently, 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 geomancer to pick an auspicious