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.

Cindy, a bit slow on the uptake, got the hint that she was talking too much and clammed up, sneaking

the company, coughed again, reluctantly steering the conversation back to work. “How are you settling in at the company?” Cindy nodded, “Yeah, it’s

“Oh, by the way, Mr. Dempsey said during my interview to

on his food,

couldn’t help but steal a glance

still serenely

looked at

cough, “You’ll meet

on the meal

had put down his cutlery.

his phone, his brow furrowed in confusion, then he picked up

response on the other end.

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

a long string of digits he couldn’t quite make out, but when the phone switched to call forwarding, Kent saw “Wye City”

steadily to his ear, his expression calm but with a hint

noticed her phone was ringing.

silent mode and after leaving the police station, she went straight to

had an ancient alley known for selling local specialties and West district crafts,

costume stores.

a day to spare before heading back to Wye City, Sophia wanted to

of the summer holidays, peak tourist season, and the

side lock button,

sea of people, her hand accidentally swiping across her phone screen, opening recent calls, and somehow dialing Brandon’s number-the same one he had insisted on getting when he sent

Sophia realized, a few minutes had passed. 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

she clicked on it, and upon recognizing the familiar

cashier, noticing her hesitation, called out, “Miss?”

paid with a scan of her phone, and took the clothes. Only then did she open the phone log again and saw her accidental

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