The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Kent just didn’t get it. Why the heck did they need to dig into Sophia’s childhood past? Couldn’t they just straight-up ask her if something was up?

He recalled that although Brandon and Sophia had split, they weren’t exactly at each other’s throats.

Brandon wasn’t in the mood to spill the beans. “Just do it,” was all he said.

Kent asked, “Can I just hit up Ms. Yearwood directly?”

To him, it seemed like the no-brainer way to go. But Brandon gave him a glance that said, “Do I look like I’m all mouth and no trousers?”

Kent clammed up. Brandon sure had that ‘button your lip’ vibe going on.

Brandon could see right through him. “What’s with the face?”

Kent straightened up, “Nothing.”

Then, pounding his chest for emphasis, he promised, “I’ll get to the bottom of it, for sure.”

But his curiosity got the better of him again, “Mr. Crawley, can I ask why we’re digging into this?”

He blurted it out but worried about setting Brandon off, quickly adding. “It’ll help me zero in on what I need to find out.”

“You don’t need to zero in on anything,” Brandon shot him down. “Just suss out her relationship with her family, check if she’s the real deal Yearwood kid, any special stuff from when she was a nipper.”

“Huh?” Kent was baffled again, his curiosity rearing its head, “But why?”

As soon as he looked up, he was met with Brandon’s icy stare and promptly zipped his lips.

on it right away,” he managed to

want an update

call, and the peace returned to his ears.

his phone and then at Sophia’s tightly shut room door, his thoughts drifted to the surprised look on Sophia’s face that morning when she saw Marian’s bracelet.

as if she recognized the thing, but when they later talked, she denied it. Yet, her

palm was idly spinning as his fingers pressed down

was well aware that Sophia might not be Yolanda Frost, and he was perhaps unintentionally merging Sophia

a glance, a detail, any slight resemblance between them would send his heart racing, afraid he’d miss

was so fixated on seeing them as one, even though Sophia had clearly stated she

and loneliest times of his life. Her presence back then was too wonderful, a kind of beautiful solace he had only felt with Sophia.

could Sophia not

she not?

to call Martin, Yolanda’s brother. The call cut off after two rings.

realized it was the dead of night back home, and Martin was likely

to wake Martin. But

call

was terse and groggy with sleep, but the underlying

me.” Brandon’s tone

as he sat up, “What’s up, calling at this

the window, “I’m in Wye City. Ran into a

was now fully awake, “Where did you see her? Where

“The Starlight Hotel.”

her contact

looked out at Apex Engineering University, “But ! stumbled upon her work badge. She seems to be

with you, come by tomorrow,” Brandon

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