Chapter 524

Marshall sipped his coffee, his gaze drifting into the distance before he began to speak.

"Meeting your mother, Marian, was a serendipity. She came to Malden to meet an elder designer.

"That designer was an old friend of our family. When Marian visited, I happened to be there.

"I was instantly smitten by her. Her beauty, intelligence, and tenacious desire to learn touched my heart.

"I ardently pur