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 all, you

apologetic look. “Pulled an all–nighter working on a design and overslept, then I dashed to the

here,” Sylvia

was buzzing,

spot for them already and guided Sophia through the crowd to sit at the back of

polite nod,

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from necessary academic and professional interactions, they hadn’t had much to do with each other,

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

work recently, not many classes left at school,

no biggie. There’s not much going on at school

mumbled away, plopping down next

day, she loved to catch up with Sophia, but these past couple of years Sophia seemed super busy. 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 a chance to connect. Tracking down Sophia outside of class was pretty much a wild

her and said nothing, just shifted her gaze to

were mostly seated

their academic regalia, the

wasn’t Sophia’s first rodeo as a student, nor her first graduation, but sitting in her dream college in her gown felt surreal, like she was in a

never imagined she’d one day be part of the School of Architecture, let

fast, it felt unreal.

reminding everyone that the ceremony was

as Sophia was about to silence her phone, it rang.

said over the din, but she saw Sophia’s expression turn serious. Sophia whispered a soft “Okay, I’ll be right back” before turning to Sylvia beside her, saying she had to dash because something came up, and then she was up and out the

what was up. Sophia had already slipped through the crowd and

up

eyes slowly

in their academic gowns were hustling in and out, the campus was buzzing with students taking graduation photos, and music from 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

know why he came.

was Sophia’s big day, and out of the blue, he wanted to see her in her gown, to see her fulfill her dreams

with one hand,

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in her academic dress, hurried out of the

the drop–off area.

car door, pressed the lock button on his keys, and made his way towards the entrance.

pulled up

her haste, accidentally

cab.

about that,” Sophia apologized awkwardly and got into the

his brows knitting together. He turned his head just in time