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.

the uptake, got the hint that she was talking too much and clammed up, sneaking curious and puzzled

annoy Brandon, especially since he had personally brought her into the company, coughed again, reluctantly steering the

Dempsey said during my interview to shadow the head designer. Who is that? I don’t

his food, talk about

help but steal a glance at Brandon.

serenely eating

looked at

gave another little cough, “You’ll meet her

focus on the meal for now,” all the while sneaking looks

had put down his cutlery.

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

there was no response on the other end.

from

long string of digits he couldn’t quite make out, but when the phone switched to call forwarding, Kent saw “Wye City” flash on the display, his heart skipped a beat, immediately thinking of Sophia, and he looked

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

her

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

an ancient alley known for selling local specialties and

costume stores.

to Wye City, Sophia wanted to pick up some

start of the summer holidays, peak tourist season, and the alley

lock button, which lit up her phone and unlocked it when it caught her

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 her home back in Wye City. She had

picked out two children’s costumes in a store and was about to pay when she noticed a string of missed calls

upon recognizing the familiar number,

noticing her hesitation, called

took the clothes. Only then did she open the phone log again and saw her

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