The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel Chapter 439

At the scene, only Martin, Louis, Marian, and a few of the Frost family members remained.

Martin's previously protective demeanor towards Marian had completely vanished, and now he just looked at her coldly.

Suddenly feeling scared, Marian tentatively called out to him, "Martin."

To her shock, this call of "Martin" was met with a fierce slap from him. Marian's face turned to one side from the impact, and she looked at Martin in disbelief.

Louis quickly stepped forward.

"What the hell are you doing?" Louis said as he pulled Marian to his side, "She's your sister."

"If she's my sister, she needs to be taught a lesson even more!" Martin, still fuming, pointed at Marian, "I don't have a sister like her."

Marian sniffled, choking back tears and not daring to make a sound.

"You still have the nerve to cry?" Martin glared at her, his face dark with anger, "In front of everyone, you dared to twist the truth to suit yourself, and even tried to drag the whole Frost family down with you. I think you not only lack brains but also refuse to learn from your mistakes! How can our family have someone like you?"

"I'm sorry." Marian sobbed, apologizing repeatedly, "I was really too scared."

"Don't make excuses for yourself!" Martin cut her off coldly, "If I had known you'd turn out like this, I should never have brought you back in the first place. It would have been better if you'd been left for dead."

Marian bit her lip, crying even harder, her breaths short and uneven, trying not to sob loudly, but failing to hold it in.

Louis, looking on, couldn't help but feel some pity, "Let it be, what's done is done. What's the use of scolding her now?"

Thinking of the paternity test report, his expression briefly froze. After this series of events, Marian's repeated disappointments had completely severed her from his memories of young Yolanda. Instead of the overwhelming joy he had expected to feel, there was only a faint sense of regret and sadness in his heart.

A sadness he couldn't quite explain. His Yoli was back, but also forever gone.

Louis couldn't quite articulate it, but he felt tired and sad.

Without saying much more, and no longer indulging her as he once did, he let out a heavy sigh and said to Marian, "Reflect on this. You're not a kid anymore. You should be able to distinguish right from wrong and be responsible for your actions. You can't always think you can hide behind others when you mess up."

After patting her shoulder, he left with Leo's support.

Martin didn't look back at Marian either and caught up with Louis to help him out.

Marian watched their retreating figures through teary eyes, confused. Now that she had truly become Yolanda, why had the Frost family's attitude changed?

When she wasn't Yolanda, they were willing to protect her at all costs.

She didn't understand what had gone wrong. They had felt a great debt and guilt towards Yolanda, which had led them to spoil her unconditionally over the past two years, giving her the best of everything and shielding her, even when they discovered she had used Sophia's work.

She thought that their guilt and love would make them choose to protect her without a second thought once they found out she was the real Yolanda. Even if they scolded her afterward, it would just be because they cared deeply. She thought things would blow over in a few days, but now, she couldn't quite grasp it.