The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 45

Brandon just watched her silently, waiting for her answer..

Sophia hesitated for a moment, and then looked at him. “Did you overhear me on the phone just now?”

Brandon gave a slight nod, pretty chill about it, “I happened to be at the door and caught a bit of it by accident.”

Sophia awkwardly tugged at the corner of her mouth, “What a coincidence.”

Brandon cracked a small smile too, “Yeah, quite the coincidence.”

His eyes still fixed on her, he repeated his earlier question, “What’s not clicking between us?”

Sophia’s soup sipping slowed down to a halt as she looked at him, “Why are you all of a sudden so curious about this?”

“I’m just wondering, Brandon said, his composure as cool as a cucumber.

The expected answer.

Sophia stirred her soup spoon lightly, falling silent for a while, before looking at him, “Different goals, I guess.”

Brandon probed, “Like what?”

“You’re all about work, and I’m all about life, Sophia spoke softly, her eyes on him, “All you want is marriage, but I’m looking for love”

Brandon’s brow furrowed ever so slightly, he just looked at her, not saying a word.

Sophia let out a small chuckle, “Marriage might be just a duty to you. It doesn’t matter who you marry, who the mother. of your children is. To you, a partner might just be a symbol called ‘wife Anyone could fit the bill, but I can’t. Besides

these internal issues, we’re also not a match on the outside.”

Sophia continued, “You come from a well-off family, all wealthy and powerful, plenty of girls from similar backgrounds are into you. While my family, we’ve got nothing, and my relatives are,”

Sophia paused, shook her head with a chuckle, then looked at him again, “Basically, we’re just from different worlds, right? We got together by some fluke, and it’s been a mistake from the start. Now we’re just getting our lives back on track, that’s all.”

Brandon looked at her, his expression serene, “Were these past two years just a mistake to you?”

Sophia thought for a moment, then nodded, “Yeah.”

as he turned his

was holding back

seen too many emotional sides of Brandon, a bit off from the Brandon she knew. She wasn’t sure if the problem

open where she needed to be, so she couldn’t fathom why Brandon, usually so absorbed in his work, was

much else, just turned to look at her with a glance that clearly carried

couldn’t help but meet

regained his calm and put some food on her plate,

Sophia nodded lightly, “Yeah.”

she started eating, taking small

hungry, eating was a bit

dinner was thoughtfully prepared, all nutritious yet

end up hurling

a lot of effort into

utensils, Brandon looked at her with concern, “You

fine Dinner was really to

also thanked him,

looked at her, “Sophia, you don’t have to be so formal with

looked at

what we were once husband and wife, and I’m the father of our child. We don’t need to

pulled a small smile,

so striking, and he

small

contract Susan hadn’t signed and couldn’t

her look, “Something

“Actually, there is. Not sure

encouraged her, “Go

working on that contract with the Starlight Hotel to enter their shopping district, right? They’re pressed for time, but the legal back-and-forth is dragging on. I was wondering if it might

“I know it’s not standard company protocol, but you’ve signed so many contracts like this, you must have a clear idea of where you can

spare some time

interrupted

was taken aback,

reached out “Give me

might be inconvenient and didn’t want to take up

about to head

in to take

“I got it.”