The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

In the office, Kent couldn’t help but sneak peeks at Brandon in the inner office now and then.

After looking over at him, he couldn’t resist giving Susan the once over, his eyes scrutinizing her until she got ticked off, “What’s up?”

She was still miffed about running into him earlier and his incessant babbling.

Kent shot back, not in the best mood either. “You sure know how to backdoor your way in with finesse.”

“That’s got nothing to do with me. I didn’t dare dream of sneaking through your boss’s backdoor He’s the one who came to me asking for the papers

Susan found it odd recalling how Brandon reacted when she mentioned Sophia earlier, not at all like he was indifferent about Sophia.

She pondered for a moment, then leaned in closer to Kent, lowering her voice, “Hey, let me ask you something, how were things between your boss and his wife before?”

Kent glanced at her, “Why the nosiness?

“Just curious

She leaned in closer again, “Come on, spill it.

“No clue

Susan was speechless.

So much for her little investigation.

“But, Kent eyed her, you sure have a knack for picking your moments. Mr. Crawley never used to give anyone special

treatment before.”

Susan said. Not even Sophia?

“You’d have to ask Mr. Crawley about that. Kent stroked his chin, Sophia never asked Mr. Crawley for any favors. Who knows if he’d make an exception for her? Maybe he’s been secretly hoping Sophia would come to him”

Susan drew out her voice in disbelief, Pssh

“Don’t be so quick to dismiss it. Didn’t you notice? The moment you brought up Sophia, his attitude shifted

Susan scoffed at him, “That’s not a change in attitude. It just shows your boss is still sore about being dumped by Sophia and can’t get over the blow to his ego.”

eyes, not

Kent

finished reviewing the proposal and hit

and looked at Susan, “Ms Cooper, Mr Crawley would

Brandon’s office before heading over and knocking on the

“Come in.”

cool voice came from inside Susan pushed the door

“I’ve looked over your proposal, and I think the area has potential.

looked surprised, “So, do you agree

didn’t say that.”

Susan kept silence

personal opinion, but the final decision on whether we’ll go ahead with the partnership still needs to be evaluated by

Susan nodded. “No problem.”

“When can I expect a

“Two weeks”

take to finalize contracts, it could take months to seal

smile, “My colleagues are all vying for other clients,

“Don’t worry, business has its fate too. If it does get

he was indirectly hinting that he wasn’t

business talk. She couldn’t quite read Brandon’s mind

to Sophia about Brandon once

any more news about Brandon, but she patiently listened to

noticed the subtle change in

has absolute decision-making power. He could settle

stood up, So, was Brandon intentionally stalling

you for no

a bit,

interested, he would have made the decision on the spot,

too, Then what’s

her hands, indicating she was just as

even

investment department, but instead. she found herself summoned to the Starlight Group for discussions every

talks was Kent, and they took place either in his office’s

room.

Susan bumped into Brandon day after day, seeing him more times than

But even on those days off or weekends, the chances of bumping into Brandon were slim to none. She couldn’t figure out if Brandon was seriously a workaholic who never took a break or if he was purposely

In the past, even if he was home and she oppped over, he’d do nothing more than toss a polite hey her way before scooting off to his room. But now,

pensive.

video call, “Dragging me to their company every day. Can’t they just get their

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