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?"

daring to

to know she was onto something at

work stuff,"

thing?" Marian probed, immediately adding to avoid suspicion, "You seemed

couldn't help," Dennis said, shutting her

it all sorted then?" Marian

and turned to grab a bottle

that meant it

anxious as she watched Dennis,

the Starlight Group suddenly changing construction

seemed to remember something, suddenly

felt a bit weird

Crawley families are tight. You're with

getting on with

surge of excitement, but she kept it under wraps and asked innocently, "Alright,

thinking." Dennis paused as if he was

want to drag Marian into something as

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

were playing with their dog and

instructed the

high-end gifts following

Crawley," Marian greeted warmly, "Have you

teasing her for bringing gifts when she could have

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

Patricia would never dream

turned to Daniel, "Mr. Crawley, are you feeling better? I wanted to come to pick you

between Marian and Sophia at the cafeteria the other day, but now Daniel always found Marian's sweetness a bit

her, assuming she

light conversation, and quite "accidentally" steered the conversation toward the Zenithan-style

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

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

Crawley, you don't need to worry," Marian reassured him with a smile, "My colleagues just visited the site recently, and they say

that?" Daniel asked

frowning. "I heard they even put together a crack team of builders and called in a geomancer to