The person who just arived was in a military uniform, accompanied by a sharply dressed woman.
It was Mark and Nina.
yo when Mack and
Ethel didn’t even bat an eye when Mark and Nina walked in.
She knew Mark’s identity, but wondered why someone like him kept showing up at the orphanage, especially since all his inquiries were about Aubree
Ethel remained cautious with Mark, offering only vague answers to his questions. She had no idea how much he already knew, or if he had connected the
dels to Aubree
When Autree ran into Mark today, Ethel involuntarily furrowed her brow,
Bowen, however, was waiting for Mark. Nina had tipped him off that Mark would visit the orphanage today.
He wondered why Mark had been so interested in the orphanage lately, and what he meant by those wants he’d said to him last time
“Why did he tell me to stay away from Bree? Bowen wondered.
Mark’s gaze shifted and landed on Aubree. He frowned. Her again?”
Bowen stared at him. “That’s my line. What are you doing here? Since I had Nina follow you, you must’ve known i’d come looking for you eventually”
Speaking of which, Mark rolled his eyes and scoffed, “You call this following me?“”
“It’s more like blatant surveillance Mark thought.
“Only a scheming bastard like you would think to send Nina to tail me,” Mark said, “If it were anyone else, he thought, I would’ve packed them up and shipped them back to the sly old fox Bowen by now!”
ther.
“But Nina Mark rubbed his temples, feeling a wave of guilt. He owed her too much. He couldn’t bring himself to do anything about h
“Looks like you have something to discuss, so I’ll leave you to it,” Ethel said with a chuckle, giving them their space.
Before leaving, she gave Aubree a knowing wink. “Aubree, could you run a quick errand for me?”
Aubree frogs Grandma Ethel deliberately sending me away?” she wondered.
“Sure,” Aubree replied
Nina had never met Aubree in person, but from what she’d heard from Ethan and the others, she knew Aubree was very likely to become the future Mrs.
Nina watched as Aubree walked away, noticing nothing out of the ordinary
Bowen cut straight to the chase. “Come on, spit. Why have you been haunting this place lately? Don’t tell me your dad’s marriage pressure has you so desperate you’re thinking of just adopting someone from here.”
Mark rolled his eyes. “Sometimes this guy can piss me off so much, he thought
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