The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 35

Brandon totally saw it coming, but when it actually hit him, his heart skipped a beat, as if it got struck by something. That light, floaty feeling was pretty wild.

He couldn’t help but start picturing it all, the kiddo cozy in Sophia’s belly, growing up bit by bit.

Each daydream made the whole dad-to-be thing feel more real, more tangible.

The report Brandon was holding crinkled a bit with the anticipation bubbling up inside.

He glanced at Sophia, “Still puking your guts out?”

The softness in his eyes almost knocked her off her feet.

She dodged the question with a slight turn of her head, “It’s manageable.”

Brandon hummed in response, his gaze lingering on her petite frame before asking, “I’ve seen you pregnant before.”

So when he rocked up and saw her suddenly all skin and bones, plus the medical report casually left on the coffee table, the gears started turning, even though he didn’t dwell on it much then. But the way Sophia tried to play it off with a routine blood test report made it all too obvious.

Add to that her evasive maneuvers, so it wasn’t rocket science to figure out what was up.

Sophia clammed up. From the moment Brandon popped in unannounced, she knew she couldn’t pull the wool over his eyes – it was just a matter of whether he’d call her out or not.

“I’m thinking of moving in, Brandon said.

down without

crash at my place,” He offered her

shook her head, “I

other, Sophia. I come to you, or you come

solo on this.”

for words. Brandon could be pretty stubborn when it came to her or the little one’s well-being, and she knew

tried to reason with him, “I

have to share,” he was chill about it, Think

hanging, Brandon said, giving her tiny bedroom a once-over, If you’re not

Sophia kept silent.

this is about your and the baby’s safety I’m not bending on this, Brandon told her, calm but firm, “So, are you packing now,

want to go, and I don’t want you here, Brandon,” she tried reasoning again, “Brandon,

long as that baby’s in you, it’s my duty and right to look out for both of you. I’m the

Sophia didn’t say anything.

pulled out his phone and called Don without missing a beat, “Hey Don, can you drop my

Chapter 35

the other

fuming. “Hey, you can’t

can’t just sit back and let you live alone. We’re not negotiating on this. If you don’t make

had seen his stubborn side before. Brandon was not usually like that, only when it came to her or the baby’s health did he pull rank like this. By deciding for her,

this, she never had

had

have to move in. I’ll go to

easier to invite trouble in

him, “I’m just trying it out. And if it doesn’t suit me,

Finally, Brandon nodded, “Okay.”

and was off, not planning