The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 12

Even though she saw it coming Sophia was still momentarily stunned. She stared blankly at the two lines on the pregnancy test feeling a jumble of emotions that were hard to describe-a mix of complexity with a dash of unexpected joy fluttering through

Her left hand unconsciously caressed her flat belly, and she found it hard to believe that a life was already taking shape

inside

The only time she and Brandon had thrown caution to the wind was the night she brought up divorce

She was preoccupied with her thoughts then and didn’t pay attention

She couldn’t fathom why Brandon would forget to take precautions either

He was usually so careful about that sort of thing

She was a bit at a loss about what to do with the baby if she kept it, what about her plans to hit the books and reboot her life?

And what if she didn’t?

Just the thought made her heart ache unbearably

A baby was a gift from heaven, and she couldn’t bear to give up on this little life.

But did she have to relive the life she had two years ago?

out of the restroom, Sophia was

waiting at the restroom door Seeing her come

shook her head apologetically.

the test, just glanced at his watch and

and walked with him

subconsciously glanced at the glass where

earlier

the scattered light and shadow, the window was crowded with unfamiliar

withdrew her gaze, exhaled softly and headed towards the boarding gate

in the departure

their tickets to the

sense something, her steps suddenly halting as she slowly turned her

She was startled.

merely glanced at her indifferently before turning

help but smile and said softly under Ivan’s thoughtful gaze, “Let’s

off. Sitting in the driver’s seat, his heart felt like it was being tugged at, sore

for a moment, and after a brief pause to regroup, his rationality returned,

was about to merge onto the road from the airport roundabout, he glanced toward the tarmac, where the flight to Wye City was slowly taking

the brakes, stopping the car at the roadside. He sat there motionless, his eyes tracking the plane as it smoothly ascended from the ground into the sky until it

sudden cramp-like pain seized his stomach,

phone. After a moment of silence, he pulled up Sophia’s WhatsApp, hesitated over her contact, then decisively deleted “Sophia”

phone aside, restarted the engine, and

to the office It was past closing time,

about to leave too when he saw a poker-faced

seeing Sophia, then couldn’t help but address Brandon cautiously. “Mr. Crawley, did you come