The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 103

“She’s in Skyrim City, Sophia said, gripping her cell phone, not daring to hang up, yet not answering either, just letting it ring.

Brandon glanced at her. “Why don’t you pick up?”

Sophia lifted her hand and touched her left cheek that had just been slapped. “Don’t want her to see it and worry.”

Brandon took a look at her left cheek. It wasn’t as swollen as before, but given Sophia’s fair and radiant skin, you could still make out the outline of the palm print. It was clear that Laura didn’t hold back with that slap.

Sophia had no clue what was going on in Brandon’s mind. Her heart, slightly tense, tightened further as she saw the darkness cloud his eyes, and she subconsciously gripped her phone harder.

“She and I have always been close. If she knew about my mom.”

She tried to explain further, but Brandon cut her off. “Get in the car.”

Sophia nodded slightly, not challenging him this time.

Brandon walked around the car hood to get in, buckled up, released the handbrake, and drove away without dwelling on the topic. Susan didn’t call again.

Brandon brought her back to his place, but not to the matrimonial home where Sophia had lived for two years. It was his current residence.

Sophia had never been here before. She looked out in surprise as the car entered the neighborhood. Seeming to understand what she was thinking, Brandon said in a calm voice. “I’m living here now.”

Sophia, puzzled, frowned. “Why not stay at the other place?”

The other house clearly had a better location and layout.

“Sold it.”

His voice was very flat.

Sophia didn’t know what to say and simply replied with a soft “Oh.”

somehow, that “Oh” seemed to rub Brandon the wrong way. Sophia could distinctly feel his gaze turn

at him,

sharp profile set

guilty and a bit self-conscious, her

her at a loss. All the initiative she used to have

stopped in the underground

took her suitcase from

had no choice but

a high-rise. The place wasn’t particularly big, just a simple three-bedroom, two-living room setup, but it still boasted a typical riverside view. Below

expander, and other fitness equipment, all part of

left, and another room had been turned

suitcase into the guest

he said, pressing a switch on the wall, and

gently.

just hesitated and glanced at Brandon, waiting until his expression wasn’t as stern before she spoke softly. “Is it really okay for me to stay?”

to look at her. “Got a boyfriend?”

shook her head lightly.

“Married?”

she shook her head.

don’t have a girlfriend, and I’m not married either. Unmarried man,

the problem?”

what

light up the bathroom next door. “You should wash up and get some sleep. The guest room doesn’t have its own bathroom, so make do with the shared

nodded gently. “Yeah.”

on her left cheek, went to the kitchen, fetched

them to her. “Put this on for

as she took the

“Rest early after you’re done” and went into

softly, and closed the bedroom door. She sat down on the sofa beside the bed, one hand holding the ice pack