The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 11

Sophia had just cleared security when Ivan finished up too

They headed to the boarding gate together, keeping a bit of distance one after the other, barely exchanging words along the way.

Once they reached the security hall, they each plopped down onto their own patch of empty seats.

Ivan took the spot next to Sophia, whipped out his phone the moment he sat down, looking like he was swamped with

work

Sophia didn’t peep a word, her gaze drifting from the bustling crowd in the gate area to the window outside.

Outside the sky was gradually darkening

The tarmac was ablaze with lights, planes taking off and landing, the night merging with the lights, slowly deepening the sense of parting

–

Sophia thought back to that call with Brandon – picked up and then abruptly dropped her fingertips grazing the edge. of her phone She felt nowhere near as calm as she had expected.

Brandon always had a way of getting under her skin, no matter what.

She wanted to call him back ask what was up, but then she remembered their goodbye, how he’d hugged her gently. told her to take care, and the determined stride he took as he walked away. Her fingers, which had been caressing the edge of her phone, finally relaxed and she shifted her gaze to the specks of light outside the window.

The unease in her gut wasn’t letting up. In fact, it seemed to be getting worse

She was in for a flight over ten hours long, and she was starting to worry about a mid-air body breakdown. Her hand instinctively pressed against her chest, hesitating whether she should grab some meds.

Ivan glanced up at her. “Feeling off?”

Sophia gave a slight shake of her head. “I’m fine

Her eyes caught a glimpse of a pharmacy nearby and paused for a moment.

Ivan picked up on her pause “Not feeling well?

Sophia, a tad embarrassed Yeah probably didn’t sleep well last night and didn’t eat much today. My stomach’s throwing a bit of a fit”

frowned Stomach acting

wave of nausea hit Sophia, and she couldn’t hold back a dry

pocketed his phone and stood up. “Let’s get you some meds before

Sophia nodded.

joint, its rich food aromas mingled with the greasy scent

nose and looked over at the pharmacy staff,

cautious pharmacist

her head. “No, just nauseous and

this

“Just started this moming.”

“How long exactly?”

“Felt a bit sick when I got up, but felt

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hazy suspicion crossing her mind, her eyes widening slightly at

triggering another wave of nausea. Sophia turned away instinctively, gagging, while Ivan

respond, just looked up blankly, pale and

hand on her shoulder paused, worry in his eyes What’s

twist a smile at

scene, and his steps

not too close, could easily

Sophia would lean so affectionately into another man’s arms,

know why he’d

this man’s presence, he’d still chosen to show

and Sophia had already said their goodbyes.

was her choice, and he respected that, including her choice of that

turned his head emotionlessly, without a hint of reluctance,

pushing down the discomfort in her chest, Sophia unconsciously pushed Ivan aside and turned around, her gaze inadvertently sweeping a familiar silhouette

surged behind her, but the familiar

to the pharmacy staff.

gaze snapped to

but still handed over a

headed to

the brief wait for the test result, her mind felt

even more bewildering than her first

then, she was just panicked and clueless, unsure of what to

it was a deathly kind of