The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 117

She spoke up softly, her palm brushing ever-so-lightly against Brandon’s before quickly retreating.

Brandon shot her a glance.

Sophia, with her eyes lowered, pulled up a chair and took a seat.

Don had already passed the menu to Sophia. “Let’s order first, see what tickles your fancy”

Sophia pushed the menu back. “You guys go ahead. I’m not picky.”

Brandon gave her another cursory look, grabbed the menu, and flagged down the waiter with a wave.

The waiter promptly approached. “Good evening, sir. What would you like to order?”

“Let’s get down to business,” Brandon said, “Spicy shredded pork in garlic sauce, boiled beef in spicy sauce, diced chicken with chili peppers.”

Brandon rattled off several dishes, all with that chili kick-spicy was the name of the game.

Don looked at Brandon, incredulous. “You sure you can handle the heat?”

He remembered Brandon having a taste for lighter, more health-conscious fare, not much for the heavy flavors.

After asking, he turned to Sophia with concern. “You’re good with spicy, right?”

But he noticed Sophia watching Brandon with a complex gaze.

“Sophia?” Don called out, unsure.

Sophia snapped back to reality, looking at Don. “I’m not doing spicy these days, let’s go for something lighter.”

With that, she took the menu and chose a few milder dishes.

Don, a spice fiend himself, didn’t often get a chance to savor authentic spicy dishes abroad, so he too ordered a bunch of piquant

dishes in one breath.

When the dishes arrived, Don, without further ado, picked up the tableware and dived in, sampling each dish.

to

noticed that Brandon’s tableware was untouched. “Wait, you ordered all this and you’re

the table.

health kick and still ordering all these heavy flavors? Thought you’d changed your taste,” Don muttered, noticing Sophia was also sticking

shook her head slightly. “No, just dealing with a

spicy food, especially before marrying Brandon, whose preferences leaned towards the milder side.

sickness, she’d been cautious not to indulge in anything too heavy, sticking to a light diet and consciously focusing on her health. Over the years, she’d grown accustomed to less

Brandon had ordered were all ones she

her favorites, leaving her feeling

half-closed eyes not even

them. “Here I was thinking you both were into it,

directly overseeing the Zenithan-style resort project, it’s still pretty key for the Starlight Group, and he’s quite invested in it. He’s seen your design proposal

“I remember the client listed in the proposal wasn’t

explained, “But no worries, with the big boss here, Mr. Crawley has the final say, so there won’t be a bunch of people butting in and messing with things. Just liaise with Mr. Crawley, you’ll be fine.”

1/3

09:29

Don affirmed,

but at Sophia.

any

concerns?”

pursed her lips slightly, looking at Brandon. “Is this

Brandon cut her off, “I only found out today that

the proposal today and was pleasantly surprised, which

gaze calmly at Sophia. “The proposal is very well

a

right?” Brandon inquired, waving the design proposal she’d worked on, “Based on this

than qualified for the Director role,” Don jumped in, trying

Sophia wasn’t swayed as easily as he’d hoped.

not the right fit,” she said, her voice as gentle and polite

unmoved. “What makes you

career plans

considering a

“Not at all.”

the Starlight Group’s architectural design business might not be top-tier in the industry, but it’s definitely up there, and with Dempsey Architects

at him. “No, it’s not that. Your company is