The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 10

Brandon had already hit the road, stepping straight into his private lift With a long finger, he pressed the button, and the elevator doors began to close slowly kent, who was hot on his heels, only managed to catch a glimpse of the tautness on Brandon’s handsome face before the doors shut

Heading straight down to the basement parking lot, Brandon hadn’t even reached his car before his hand was already

ishing out the car keys and hitting the unlock button With a soft “beep,” the car unlocked.

Brandon strode up yanking the car door open and sliding into the driver’s seat. He buckled up without a second thought

hipped out his phone to give Sophia a ring.

After a few tones, the call was finally picked up

“Hello” Sophia’s familiar soft voice came through but Brandon, expressionless, hung up the call in a flash and tossed the phone aside. He had expected this yet for some reason, he had to confirm it.

Sophia, who had just scrambled out of the taxi, glanced at her phone, puzzled. She had just rushed back to the airport and was about to step out when her phone began to ring. She was feeling a bit queasy-maybe it was motion sickness

something and was in a hurry, so she answered the call without a second glance, only to find the caller hung up

without saying a word.

After a few seconds of busy tones, the screen reverted back to the home interface.

Sophia hesitated for a moment then tapped to view her recent call log. She immediately recognized the number at the top of the list, even without a saved name After all, two years of marriage had made that number all too familiar.

She wasn’t sure if Brandon was reaching out for something or had dialed her by accident. Her finger hovered over the screen debating whether to call back, but the hesitation made her stop halfway.

In the end Sophia didn’t call back

She stowed her phone, swallowing down the waves of nausea, and turned towards the security checkpoint.

Sophia, over here!”

she spotted Susan and Ivan waiting by the

gaze settled on her, though

over,

walked towards her, sneaking a glance at her watch. Thankfully, there was still

hadn’t caused

cat on a hot tin roof,

miss your flight

only made Sophia’s upset stomach churn

her slightly pale

shook her head, “I’m fine, just rushed a bit and got a

saying

of water,

“Ivan, take good care of Sophia from

and Ivan weren’t that close. Worried Susan might keep running her mouth Sophia quickly twisted the cap back on the water and handed it back. ‘Okay, were heading in now I’ll call

her off.

the said it, a hint of sadness crept into her voice,

Why you gotta go so far? Her voice trembling with the

Chapter 10

now caught up in the emotional moment, gently patted her

a journey is just another way of running

memory of the call that was picked up

her lips, forcing her thoughts back to the present and smiled at Susan, “It’s only two years, it’ll fly by. It’s

nodded, her eyes red, reluctantly

and there was quite

up behind her, and they didn’t talk much, but whenever the crowd pushed through, Ivan would

was

to share some similarities-not in looks, but in demeanor and the way they carried themselves. Both were calm and modest, both courteous and polite, yet kept everyone at arm’s length with a gentle, caring

men were undeniably charming but falling for them could hurt just as

yet they made no exceptions for