The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel Chapter 543

"What's up? What happened?"

Louis and Gerald were both freaked out by Brandon's sudden move and rushed over to ask.

Brandon didn't say a word, let go of Martin's arm, and chucked the white jade necklace in his hand to Louis.

Louis instinctively caught it and was momentarily stunned when he saw the white jade necklace clearly. Then he looked at Brandon.

Martin also turned his head just in time to see the object Louis caught - that vintage-looking white jade necklace. His emotions suddenly became unstable, and his eyes locked on Brandon, "Where did you get this?"

He recognized that necklace, not only because Yolanda used to treasure it and wear it every day, not letting anyone else touch it, but also because she had it with her before she went missing.

The reason Martin had such a vivid memory of this was that he had joked around with her on the road once and accidentally damaged the necklace. Yolanda, always obedient, made a huge fuss and insisted he find a shop to fix it right away. To calm her, they had to wander a big circle in the snow, but unfortunately, they couldn't find a repair shop and had to give up for the time being.

As to whether Yolanda still had the necklace on her when she disappeared, nobody knew for sure. After all, the necklace was broken and couldn't be worn, so they put it in her little bag she carried with her. That bag was found during the subsequent search, but it was worn to shreds, and whatever had been inside was long gone.

On the other hand, the bracelet that Brandon had custom-made for her was always securely on her wrist, so when they found Marian, they didn't bother to ask about the whereabouts of the white jade necklace after seeing her bracelet.

Martin never expected to see this white jade necklace again after twenty years.

Louis, Gerald and Rachel couldn't believe it either, and everyone simultaneously turned their gazes toward Brandon.

Marian was clueless, blankly staring at the unremarkable bracelet in Louis' hand, not quite grasping the significance of the object.

But Brandon's sudden intrusion and everyone's reactions amplified her innate sense of danger to the max, a strong sense of unease making her struggle instinctively, "What are you doing? You're hurting me."

But her complaint didn't evoke the slightest pity from Brandon. He gripped her arm through her clothes, unyielding.

Brandon didn't even look at her, just emotionlessly stared at Martin, "You don't need to worry about where it came from; you need to come to the hospital with me now."

Louis was still confused, "Why would you go to the hospital in the middle of the night?"

Brandon replied, "To clear Yolanda's name."

Louis, Gerald and Rachel were all silent.

Marian's face turned pale, and she suddenly struggled violently to break free, "Brandon, are you out of your mind?! Sophia died and you keep coming after me; what’s your problem?"

Brandon ignored her, tightened his grip on her arm, and forcefully dragged her towards the door.

Marian, panicking, turned to Louis, struggling while pulling her collar down to show the bruising around her neck, starting to cry, "Grandpa, save me, Brandon's lost it. He just tried to off me in Zion City the other day; if it wasn't for Mr. Dempsey and Kent, I might be dead."

The bruising on Marian's neck was bad; Louis had noticed it when she came home and had asked her about it, but she brushed it off as an "accident" and never revealed how she got it.

Louis never imagined it was Brandon who did it.