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

Adam’s apple bobbing, as if he was holding back his emotions,

many emotional sides of Brandon, a bit off from the Brandon she knew. She

had changed much from before, and their interactions had been pretty consistent. She was always open where she needed to be, so she couldn’t fathom

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

scrutinized and couldn’t

and put some food on her plate, “Let’s eat

Sophia nodded lightly, “Yeah.”

started eating,

hungry, eating was a bit of a struggle for

dinner was

so she didn’t end up hurling like she had a few times

lot

looked at her with concern,

Dinner was really to my

him, “Thanks for

then looked at her, “Sophia, you don’t

at

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

pulled a small smile,

liked being formal, but Brandon’s aura of authority was so striking, and he always kept his unique sense of distance, which made her subconsciously

pulled a small smile,

remembered the contract Susan hadn’t signed and couldn’t help but glance

caught her look, “Something on your

nodded, “Actually, there is. Not sure if it’s

her, “Go

They’re pressed for time, but the legal back-and-forth is dragging on. I was wondering if it might

not standard company protocol, but you’ve signed so many contracts like this, you must have a clear idea of where you can make concessions and where you can’t. So, I thought maybe

spare some time

Brandon interrupted her

was taken aback,

out “Give me

quickly grabbed her phone, considering sending him the electronic version, but then thought it might be inconvenient and didn’t want to take up too much of his time. She noticed a printer in the room and hurriedly got up. “I’ll print it

she was about to head

up, leaning in to take her phone from

“I got it.”