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?

the restroom, Sophia was in a

the restroom door Seeing her come out, he approached her, “Everything

shook her head apologetically. “I’m

the results of the test, just glanced at his watch and reminded

nodded and walked with him

at the glass where

earlier

the scattered light and shadow, the window was

exhaled softly and headed towards the boarding gate with

in the

with his arms crossed in front of the railing, calmly watching Sophia below as she and the man beside her handed their tickets to the staff, watched as the man took back the tickets for her, and escorted her through

as she slowly turned her head, her

She was startled.

at her

couldn’t help but smile and said softly

drive off. Sitting in the driver’s

go blank for a moment, and after a brief pause to

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 was slowly

there motionless, his eyes tracking the plane as it smoothly ascended from the ground into the sky until it shrank away out of

first time, a sudden cramp-like pain seized his stomach, spreading to his

withdrew it and glanced at his phone. After a moment of silence, he pulled up Sophia’s WhatsApp, hesitated over her contact, then decisively deleted “Sophia” from

this, he tossed his phone

back to the office It was past closing time, and most of the staff

to leave too when he saw a poker-faced Brandon walking

him, not seeing Sophia, then couldn’t help