The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 126

Chapter 126

Kent nodded in agreement, “You can do it too, just gotta save up some cash.”

Mentioning this, Cindy was upset.

“I heard it costs an arm and a leg, like hundreds of thousands. If that’s true, I can kiss

my

dreams goodbye.”

Cindy sighed heavily, unwittingly following Kent to the staff cafeteria, her chatter non-stop. “I was gonna add that girl on WhatsApp to get the lowdown, but she wasn’t having it, so no luck there.”

“It’s normal. After all, it’s personal stuff,” Kent responded without any judgment, “Having a bit of guard up is no biggie.”

“I get it,” Cindy said, still a bit bummed out, “But she doesn’t know me, and I don’t know her, so who am I gonna talk to?” Kent let out a dry chuckle.

Brandon quickened his pace to distance himself from the chatterboxes. He really wasn’t a fan of the never-ending buzz in his

ears.

Kent, who was good at reading the room, zipped his lips as soon as he noticed Brandon’s reaction, knowing they were being too noisy.

Cindy, the newbie who only knew Kent and wasn’t familiar with Brandon, cluelessly followed Kent, mimicking his every move as they got their food and sat down together.

Kent, who followed Brandon’s lead, felt uneasy when he saw Cindy tagging along and sat down with them, sneaking a glance at Brandon.

Brandon just kept his head down and ate, ignoring the duo.

Cindy, young and lively, was itching to keep the conversation going, but Kent gave a little cough to hint at the situation.

was talking too much and clammed up, sneaking curious and puzzled glances

not wanting to annoy Brandon, especially since he had personally brought her into the company, coughed again, reluctantly steering the conversation back to work.

she looked puzzled at Kent, “Oh, by the way, Mr. Dempsey said during my interview to shadow the head designer. Who is that? I don’t think I’ve seen her.”

choked on his food,

steal a glance at Brandon.

was still serenely eating his meal.

looked at

little cough, “You’ll

back to eating, “Let’s focus on the meal for now,” all the

down his cutlery. His

Brandon look at his phone, his brow furrowed in confusion, then he picked up the

seemed there was no response on the

as Brandon’s frown deepened, then he took the phone away from his ear, glanced at the screen, cut the call,

make out, but

his ear, his expression calm but with a

her phone was ringing.

the police station, she went straight to the nearby old town

known for selling local specialties and West district crafts, including several

costume stores.

day to spare before heading back to Wye City,

holidays, peak tourist season, and the alley was so crowded it

accidentally hit the side lock button, which lit up her phone and unlocked it when it caught her

somehow dialing Brandon’s number-the same one he had insisted on getting when he sent her home back

She had just picked out two children’s costumes in a store and was about to pay when she noticed a string of missed calls on her phone.

clicked on it, and upon recognizing the familiar number,

cashier, noticing her hesitation, called out,

scan of her phone, and took the clothes. Only then did she open the phone log again and

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