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 in the

Kent knew pride

the proposal and hit the intercom to Kent’s desk

looked at Susan, “Ms Cooper, Mr Crawley

Kent suspiciously, then glanced towards Brandon’s office before heading over and knocking on the

“Come in.”

and cool voice came from inside Susan pushed

her, “I’ve looked over your proposal, and I

looked surprised, “So, do you agree

didn’t say that.”

Susan kept silence

whether we’ll go ahead with the partnership still needs to be evaluated

Susan nodded. “No problem.”

I expect a

“Two weeks”

it could take months to seal the deal. This timeline was too lengthy, and she

a buttered-up smile, “My colleagues are

looked up at her, “Don’t worry, business has its fate too. If it does get snatched away, then it means the

he was indirectly hinting that he wasn’t that interested in

was genuinely uninterested or if it was just business talk. She couldn’t quite read Brandon’s mind and

said this, she couldn’t help but rant to Sophia about Brandon once she got home that

Brandon, but she patiently listened to

ever so perceptive, instantly noticed the subtle change

decision-making power. He could settle the

So, was Brandon

not. Why would he stall you for no reason? If he’s not interested,

thought for a bit, “Is

He’s always been decisive and straightforward. If he was interested, he would have made the decision on the spot, not left it to the investment department

too, Then

spread her hands, indicating she was just as clueless about

even

found herself summoned to the Starlight Group for discussions every day, as if they were very interested in their business district, bombarding her

took place either in his office’s conference room or

room.

day after day, seeing him more times than she had in the past two

holidays. 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

be keeping tabs on her. 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.

pensive.

call,

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