The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 96

Sophia’s eyes lifted to meet his, a hint of defiance twinkling behind those widened pupils, “If you’re not afraid of a bit of hassle, then I’m all yours.”

“No sweat.”

He took the lead and started walking ahead.

Sophia followed, getting into the car behind him.

“Where to?” Brandon asked nonchalantly as he buckled up.

Sophia rattled off an address, not the one listed on her school records, but it wasn’t far from here either.

It didn’t take long for Brandon to drive them there.

As the car came to a stop, Brandon glanced out of the window.

Sophia’s place was in a neighborhood brimming with the hum of everyday life. Even though night was falling. she could still make out the elders walking their grandkids.

“Living solo?” Brandon inquired, turning to her,

Sophia nodded, “Yeah, flying solo.”

Brandon nodded back, looking at her, “I thought you’d be bunking with Susan.”

Sophia seemed taken aback, “Why bring that up out of the blue?”

“A few days ago, I heard Susan quit her job two years back and nobody knows where she’s at,” Brandon said as he looked at her. “You two were tight, I thought maybe she reached out to you.”

all

also cracked a smile and let the conversation drop, quietly

I’ll walk you

not

same vibe as you, at the very place you showed up,

while unbuckling her seatbelt, looking at him, “What are you

got

didn’t say anything.

hurt that

Brandon said, looking at her, “You

any intention of

turned back to him, “If you

her a look

escorted Sophia to her front door.

her keys

you don’t mind,” Sophia said,

Chapter 96

followed her inside.

small apartment, a simple one–bedroom that felt more

living room had been converted into a workspace, with a large desk covered in design drafts and bookshelves heaped

“I work part–time on top of my classes, got a heavy workload, so I turned the living room into this.”

place from the shoe cabinet at the entrance, the living room, to the kitchen – all neat and tidy, the epitome of a single girl’s pad.

was open; Brandon didn’t enter but

tidy as the living room, likely due to a morning rush, with pajamas still draped over the

to rush to work this morning,

she scooped up all the clothes from the chair and stuffed them into