The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 101

Sophia had barely reached the hospital room door when Laura, who had just sat down, whipped her head around and spotted her. Suddenly, like she had gone completely nuts, Laura’s eyes turned red and she bawled out as she lunged at Sophia.

“You little brat, you finally remember to come back home. Gone for so long, not giving a damn about home. If it weren’t for you, your dad wouldn’t have hit someone.”

As her words trailed off, there was a sharp “slap” sound as Laura fiercely smacked Sophia across the cheek.

Brandon, who was just about to step into the elevator, paused mid-step, then quickly turned and strode towards the hospital

room.

At the doorway, Sophia instinctively covered her stinging cheek, still a bit too dazed to grasp what had just happened.

Laura’s slap came so fast, and it had been ages since Sophia had last been slapped. Caught totally off guard by Laura’s sudden strike, her head was spinning, and she felt dizzy.

Laura, still fuming and far from pacified, was about to take out all her pent-up fear and fury on Sophia. Seeing Sophia looking all pitiful, clutching her face and not making a peep, Laura got even angrier. “What? Feeling sorry for yourself now, huh? Which daughter just ups and leaves, not calling, not sending money, having the time of her life while her dad’s fate hangs by a thread in a hospital bed.”

Mid-rant, Laura reached out to yank Sophia’s hands from her face, but before she could, a strong hand suddenly came from behind, clamping down on her wrists. Brandon’s angry voice followed, “What are you doing?”

Laura’s face changed color as she instinctively looked towards Brandon.

Brandon’s handsome face was stormy as he pushed Laura’s wrists away and wrapped an arm around Sophia’s shoulders, bringing her in front of him. Laura stumbled back a few steps from the shove.

“Mom?” Aaron quickly put down his phone and rushed to steady Laura, glancing towards Brandon.

Brandon had already turned to Sophia with concern, calling out to her, “Sophia?”

Sophia slowly came back to her senses from her dizziness, and when she looked up, she met Brandon’s anxious eyes, feeling a bit lost in time and space.

hands and was inspecting the damage on her

urgency in his deep voice gave Sophia a moment to collect herself; she instinctively shook her head, “I’m

bed where Haley

fine.” As if understanding her thoughts, Brandon stated calmly, his gaze still fixed on

as he turned

shivered without knowing

she stuttered, suddenly forgetting what

with her, already turning to Sophia. “Let’s see

instinctively resisted but faltered under

already guided her by

towards the elevator as he

giving another glance towards Haley on the bed.

worry, he’s fine. The doc said he’s recovering well,” Brandon repeated calmly, pressing

ushered Sophia inside, hitting the button for the ground floor. He then turned to

saw his knotted

reassured him softly, but her words

the emergency department, got her registered,

and even insisted on a brain

hassle, the night had

slap was fierce and looked scary, it hadn’t hurt Sophia’s eardrum or

issues.

relaxed when they got the

her, now looking a

in his gaze, or the deep night, but the calm after