The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 47

“Ever seen that bracelet?” Brandon asked.

Sophia snapped back to reality shaking her head in confusion, “Nope

But Brandon’s eyes were still glued on her, “Your peepers are telling me a different story though, you know it.”

Sophia still looked like she was at sea, just as clueless.

Brandon had never seen such a spaced-out look on her face before.

Instinctively, he grabbed her arm, “Sophia?

The pain snapped her back to the moment, and she looked at Brandon, whose handsome face was etched with

concem and a barely noticeable anxiety, a burning need to uncover the truth.

Seeing no one was paying her any mind. Marian, who was in the middle of a hissy fit, got even more ticked off and moved closer to the pair, “What’s the deal with you two? Were you even watching where you were going? What if you had bumped into someone?

Sophia’s attention was pulled back, and she quickly apologized to Marian, “Sorry about that, it was our bad. You’re not hurt, are you?

It was only then that Marian got a good look at Sophia, recognizing her as the girl from the exhibition whom she’d almost knocked over the day before, and said, surprised, “Oh? It’s you?!”

With a flick of her wrist, she brushed it off, No sweat, I’m not hurt. Just make sure to watch the road next time, don’t go.

running into people again.”

It wasn’t until after she finished speaking that she realized the guy staring at her was the same one who had grabbed her wrist at the hotel entrance that day. Especially when Brandon’s gaze landed on the bracelet on her wrist, she quickly covered it with her other hand and took a small step back

“What do you want now?” she asked nervously. “I’ve told you it’s mine. It’s been with me as long as I can remember, so don’t even think about getting your hands on it.

Sophia couldn’t help but glance at the protected bracelet, still looking like she was lost in the fog, but her gaze involuntarily drifted back to Brandon.

She saw a slight frown form on Brandon’s forehead, a thoughtful look as he glanced at Marian

had it since you can remember?” he

with a mix of curiosity and assessment, “Who are you, anyway? Why are you so

the way Marian looked at Brandon or the way Brandon looked at Marian. She wondered if it was residual feelings for Brandon that caused this sort of jealousy, like seeing a rival in love, or if it was simply because Marian could be Yolanda, the girl who might become the apple of

feeling and knew she had no right

you two chat? I’ve got class soon,

to

declined, “it’s just a stone’s throw away, I can make it on

tugged at her hand, “I’ll walk

two, a bit puzzled, and kept mum as she bent down to pick up her work badge that

badge on the ground, pausing when he

Sophia noticed his pause.

natural for him to pay attention to someone who might be her. Besides, she and Brandon were divorced, free agents, and even if he got together with

an interest in the girl who’d been

feelings

gaze was only

her to

up after class, he said

affected by the incident, often drifting away, especially when she realized

in the same class

was a large

didn’t bother to see who was behind her. It wasn’t until Marian raised her hand to answer a question that

feeling of coincidence

deal, with

her distraction and absence, not

name

discreetly

at

question, Ivan whispered, covering his mouth with his hand to tip

then did Sophia realize that all eyes

quick glance at the big screen, she got the gist of

didn’t rush out but looked towards Sophia,

asked,

didn’t sleep well last night, Sophia admitted a bit sheepishly,

lips twitched, “No