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 in

still waiting at the restroom door Seeing her come out,

her head apologetically.

the test, just glanced at his watch and reminded her “We need to board

and walked with him

by the pharmacy window, Sophia subconsciously glanced at the glass where she had

earlier

light and shadow, the window

withdrew her gaze, exhaled softly and headed

the

in front of the railing, calmly watching Sophia below as she and the man beside her handed their

her steps suddenly halting as she slowly turned her

She was startled.

glanced at her indifferently before turning away

and said softly under Ivan’s thoughtful

didn’t drive off. Sitting in the driver’s seat, his heart felt like

blank for a moment, and after a brief pause to

engine and slowly drove out. As he was about to merge onto the road from the airport roundabout, he glanced toward the tarmac, where the flight to Wye City

looked blank for a second, then slowly pressed on 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

a sudden cramp-like pain seized his stomach, spreading

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

doing all this, he tossed his phone aside, restarted the engine,

the office It was past closing

about to leave too when he saw a

not seeing Sophia, then couldn’t help but address Brandon cautiously.