Chapter 698

Patricia was engrossed in her phone, not paying attention to the bustling surroundings.

Suddenly, Marian halted, making Patricia look up, puzzled. "What's the matter?"

Marian was too preoccupied to answer, standing on her tiptoes and craning her neck to see over the crowd. She was trying to catch a glimpse of someone, wondering if she had just seen Sophia and Brandon walk by. But they were already lost in the sea of people.

Frowning, Marian shook her head, uncertain if her eyes had played tricks on her. It had been nothing more than a fleeting glance, after all.

"What is it?" Patricia asked, noticing Marian's anxious search. "Did you see someone?"

"No," Marian replied, shaking her head again. "I think I must have been mistaken."

unlikely for Brandon to be around here during work hours. Everyone knew how dedicated he was to his job. Plus, the two

you think it was?" Patricia's curiosity got the better of her. Marian, having grown up abroad, didn't have many friends here. It was rare for someone to catch

much. But since she had already planned to meet Patricia today, she decided to take a chance. "I thought I saw Sophia with

shade of concern, and she quickly scanned the

she wanted was for Brandon to see her with Marian. Patricia was all too aware of the animosity Brandon held towards Marian after the incident with Sophia. The thought of him catching them together filled her

help but feel a strange sense of empathy for her. Marian seemed so alone in this

Patricia had met Marian, she felt an immediate connection, almost as if they were kindred spirits. This was partly due to Marian's claim of being Yolanda, a fact that brought Patricia some comfort, even though shế struggled with the idea

fact that though


hadn't been close, and Yolanda had just been a little girl trailing behind young Brandon. Patricia had only married Daniel Crawley shortly after Brandon's mother passed, in a marriage that was

who followed him around mirrored his coldness towards Patricia. To secure her place in the

had hoped that having a son would improve her standing, but fate had other plans. Her pregnancy resulted in a daughter, Yvonne

anything else. Mr. Crawley,

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