The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 48

“Yeah, but that’s ancient history I hardly remember much about it, just heard bits and pieces from my family.”

Marian was an open book when it came to her background, talking about it with an easy breezy attitude as if it were someone else’s tale. There wasn’t a trace of sadness on her face Sophia could tell she was living the good life with her current family.

Sophia was kinda digging her vibe and her no-BS personality.

She cracked a smile, “It’s totally normal to forget. I barely remember my kiddie days myself”

“Right?” Marian chuckled along. “Those days are ages ago. Who keeps track of all that stuff?”

“But have you ever,” Sophia hesitated, then looked at her, “ever thought about finding your biological parents?”

“Why bother?” Marian shot her a curious look, “My folks and my family are awesome to me. They treat me like their own, and I see them as my family. We’re already a family, so why go stirring the pot? What if I find them and then have to deal with the drama of whether to go back or not? Would I make my parents sad if I left? Better to let sleeping dogs lie. And, if they really cared, they would’ve looked for me by now I’ve been around for years and nobody’s come looking. My parents told me they adopted me after no one came forward when the police couldn’t find any missing person report or claim for me, Marian added.

Sophia didn’t jump in with a comeback, it wasn’t her place to judge, not walking in Marian’s shoes.

Marian wasn’t too hung up on the topic either. She whipped out her phone and fired up WhatsApp, “Let’s swap WhatsApp contacts.”

In the middle of the chat, she had the QR scanner up and handed her phone to Sophia, “I’ll scan you, okay?”

Sophia hesitated, then nodded, “Sure.”

She pulled out her phone, opened WhatsApp, and handed over her QR code.

Marian quickly scanned Sophia’s WhatsApp.

Sophia glanced at her phone and sure enough, there was Marian, using her own pic for her profile – a sunny, playful selfie that was easy to spot

Sophia hit ‘accept

tongue’ emoji, then looked

with

stuck out her tongue before

smiled and nodded, watching her

and turned to Sophia, You know, you don’t have to add her if

is all fun and

offering no argument, “Let’s

that he wanted to walk

the same day and lived in the same

help but

book, Ivan was like Brandon- not the warm

replied, looking her way. “I heard you applied for the architect position at

Chapter 48

chance to think it over these past few days. She was somewhat taken aback when Ivan said

know?”

know their person in charge

him, surprised,

“Yeah, we’re

chuckled, “Small world, huh?

giving an example, “Like Marian just now, she seems to know Don from way

also chuckled, “It’s a funny

your real-world experience while studying and for job opportunities after you graduate, whether you stay in abroad or

Ivan’s expertise and judgment. She smiled at him, “Alright, I’ll seriously consider

smile – a faint one, but their exchange made Brandon, who was waiting in the car, feel uncomfortable. He hadn’t

Ivan’s gaze on Sophia before, in a photo Patricia sent the day Sophia left. It was the look of a

had no right to