The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 89

Without looking at the screen, Brandon answered.

At this hour, it could only be Kent calling.

“Mr. Crawley, Mr. Evert would like to meet with you tomorrow afternoon, what do you think?” Kent reported the next day’s schedule diligently from the other end of the line, but before he could finish, Brandon cut him off

with a flat tone.

“Not meeting him.”

“Uh?” He hadn’t heard of any recent issues between Brandon and Mr. Evert, so this sudden refusal was unexpected.

“I’ll be out of town for a few days, postpone all appointments accordingly,” said Brandon.

Kent quickly flipped through Brandon’s schedule. “But Mr. Crawley, you don’t have any trips planned. Where are you headed?”

“That’s none of your business, just make sure it’s arranged.”

After giving instructions, Brandon hung up.

Kent, still baffled, listened to the “beep beep” on the other end and looked up at his assistant, “Does Mr. Crawley have any trips scheduled?”

The assistant was just as clueless, “Not that I know of.”

Kent’s frown deepened, and he sent a message to Brandon, [Mr. Crawley, do you need me to book your flight now?[

Brandon’s reply came quickly. [No need]

Kent was puzzled.

A trip even he was kept in the dark about?

Sophia made it to the graduation venue just in the nick of time.

She’d left home a bit late that morning and made a last–minute stop at the studio to discuss some creative ideas for the traditional resort project with Don – the client was pressing hard. She rushed to the venue right after their meeting.

By the time she arrived, the graduation ceremony was about to start. The place was decorated to the nines, most of the students were already there, still scrambling for seats or huddled in groups chatting away.

Sylvia had been waiting for Sophia at the entrance and quickly grabbed her when she saw her hurrying over, “You made it! I was beginning to think you’d skip the graduation.”

It wasn’t just her concern. Sophia wasn’t much for group activities.

Although the graduation ceremony was significant, it wasn’t mandatory for getting the degree and diploma, so it wasn’t like she had to be there.

–

missing it after

Sylvia an apologetic look. “Pulled an all–nighter working

here,” Sylvia said, leading her to their class

the ceremony was buzzing,

and guided Sophia through the crowd to sit at the

gave Sophia a polite nod, sliding over

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with their studies and work over the last two years, and aside from necessary academic and professional interactions, they hadn’t had

her eyebrows in surprise and greeted her, “Whoa, Sophia, you’re here too! Haven’t seen much of you at school lately, thought you might have taken off after

gave a polite smile, “Been swamped with work recently, not many classes left at school, so I haven’t

There’s not much going on at school anyway. Everyone’s busy job hunting, hardly

mumbled away, plopping down next to

Sophia was always in a rush to classes and quick to leave, never showing up for group activities. Aside from the occasional classroom hellos, they hardly ever got

Marian settled in beside her and said nothing, just shifted her gaze to the stage.

leaders and professors were mostly seated up there.

were decked out in their academic regalia,

sitting in her dream college

imagined she’d one day be part of

fast, it felt

everyone that the ceremony was about

as Sophia was about to silence her

said over the din, but she saw Sophia’s expression turn serious. Sophia whispered a soft “Okay, I’ll be right back”

was up. Sophia had already slipped through

pulled up to

eyes slowly turning

the ceremony could be heard, all steeped in graduation atmosphere. Brandon’s gaze drifted past

the layers of gardens and buildings, he couldn’t actually see

didn’t even know why

of the blue, he wanted to see her in her gown, to see her fulfill her dreams

unfastened his seatbelt with one hand, and swung

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Sophia, still clad in her academic dress,

drop–off

door, pressed the lock button on his keys,

taxi pulled up in front

opened the door, and in her haste, accidentally bumped into another girl also trying to hail a

cab.

awkwardly and got

He turned his head just in time to see the taxi door close and a