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.”

slightly as he turned his

he was holding back his emotions, and his chiseled

bit off from

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

turned to look at her with a glance that clearly carried a mix of blame

scrutinized and couldn’t help but meet

calm and put some food on

Sophia nodded lightly, “Yeah.”

started eating,

was a bit

of her appetite. The dinner was thoughtfully prepared, all nutritious yet light

up hurling like she had a

a lot of effort into the

down her utensils, Brandon looked

Dinner was really to my

also thanked him,

a while, then looked at her, “Sophia, you don’t have

looked at him,

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

a small

Brandon’s aura of authority was so striking, and he always kept his unique sense of

a small smile, as a

signed and couldn’t help

look, “Something

there is. Not sure if it’s convenient to

encouraged her, “Go

their shopping district, right? They’re pressed for time, but the legal back-and-forth is dragging on. I was wondering

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

spare some time

interrupted her

taken

“Give me the

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 out for you. That’ll be easier to

was about to head to the

up, leaning in to

“I got it.”