Group, picked up her phone and also saw the trending topic online.


    She quickly clicked on it. But when she read the details, she froze, and her mind began to buzz.


    Marco, an illegitimate son?


    What the hell was going on?


    She couldn’t bring herself to believe the ims and usations she had just read online. Her first


    instinct was to call Marco immediately, but when she did, she found that his phone had been switched


    off.


    Anxiety gripped her heart and she quickly called Carl. But he turned out to be as distressed as she


    was.


    “Miss Torres, I tried to find Mr. Bryant, but he’s not at thepany!” he told her.


    Loraine’s brows furrowed, and memories began to flood into her mind.


    Marco’s weird body Language whenever he mentioned his family, and his poor state of mind during


    those times, coupled with the way Laura treated him, were some of the things she remembered.


    Thinking of these things, she couldn’t help but find it all strange and more suspicious than ever.


    All along, she had assumed that Laura’s attitude towards Marco was due to the fact that she preferred


    Marina over him. But now, on second thought, it seemed it was for a different reason.


    Could this alleged illegitimacy be the real reason?


    Marco had deliberately kept this secret from her all along, even leaving her to misunderstand the whole


    thing and get angry over it. Now that the information was out in the open, she could only imagine how


    he must be feeling.


    Loraine couldn’t bear to leave things like this, so she grabbed her car keys and drove straight to the


    apartment Marco had been staying since he moved out of the Bryant family.


    Ang’s Library


    Standing outside the cold, grey-toned apartment, Loraine pressed the doorbell anxiously while


    continuously calling Marco.


    But no matter how hard she knocked, rang the doorbell, and even called his name at the top of her


    lungs, there was still no response from inside, and his line remained unreachable.


    Growing increasingly worried, Loraine decided to get in by herself. She stared at the lock which could


    only be opened with a password. She hesitated for a moment, and eventually decided to try Marco’s


    birthday.


    Instantly, there was a beep, followed by “Incorrect password!”


    Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    She bit her lip, contemting whether or not to type her own birthday.


    Eventually, she did. And surprisingly, the light turned green, and the door was unlocked.


    But Loraine didn’t dwell long on the surprise. She quickly pushed the door open and stepped in.


    Inside, the curtains were drawn tightly, casting a dim and gloomy shadow on the Living room. But still,


    Marco was nowhere to be found.


    Loraine called out his name twice, but there was no response. She grew even more anxious, fearing


    that he might have done something rash.


    Frantically, she searched through the rooms, but still, there was no sign of him.