The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 131

“You can’t be alone here at night,” Brandon said. “Who’s gonna look after you if I take off?”

They were back to square one with that question.

Sophia felt she wasn’t so frail that she needed babysitting. Even if she did, hiring a nurse would do the trick, no need to keep someone on standby.

“Are you planning to stick around tonight?” Sophia asked, hesitating.

Brandon didn’t nod or shake his head. “Got someone better in mind?”

He glanced at her phone. “Or maybe you want him to take care of you? That’s cool too, your call.”

“Well. Sophia pondered for a moment, “then let’s have him come over, you go ahead with your stuff!”

Brandon was speechless.

He gave her a calm look. “Alright, once he’s here to take over, I’ll head out.”

Sophia fell silent.

She didn’t actually dare to have Ivan stay and look after her; she just wanted to persuade Brandon to head out first.

But Brandon was never one to be easily sent away.”

Sophia wasn’t sure if he saw through her bluff about not daring to have Ivan substitute or if he really wanted to wait for someone to come before he could leave with peace of mind. He stayed put, so she didn’t press any further.

Once she finished taking her meds, Brandon pulled up a chair in front of the hospital bed and settled down to continue with his work.

He had rushed out at noon and hadn’t brought his laptop, so he was working from his phone.

Sophia occasionally heard him answering calls, calmly organizing work.

She didn’t sleep, and Brandon didn’t deliberately avoid her.

It felt a bit like going back to their two years of married life..

Under the same roof, busy with their own things, not bothering each other.

Sophia was accustomed to this non-interference mode too. It made her feel more comfortable.

an

in but politely knocked on

broke the focus of the

the current plan, I gotta hang up,” before cutting the call. He then got up

opened, Brandon saw Ivan standing at the entrance with a fruit basket.

subtly sizing up Brandon,

Ivan was taking him in, Brandon politely greeted,

shifting past Brandon’s shoulder to Sophia inside

had sat up and greeted him with the

aside to let Ivan in. “Come

Ivan murmured his thanks as he

to the arm,” Sophia replied lightly, then turned to Brandon, “Well, Ivan is here now, and with him around, it’s all good. You can go and

her a look and then turned to Ivan with a calm and cool gaze that made Sophia’s heart

thoughtfully, then

as detached as his expression, “I

Ivan as a farewell, he left without

as the door to the hospital

glance at Sophia, didn’t pry further but asked calmly, “I heard you turned down

gentle voice reached Brandon outside the door, who paused slightly as

since college and this one offers a rare opportunity in terms of scale and impact. I think it would be a shame to let it go, Ivan advised

and without lingering, he walked away without a trace of emotion.

the room, facing Ivan’s persuasion, Sophia just

bit awkwardly, “Ivan, don’t get the wrong idea about eartier. My friend has been with me all day, busy as a bee and hasn’t had a moment’s rest. He’s swamped with work, but he

you were coming to give him a break. Hope you don’t mind.”

your

“They had a lot to do this afternoon, so I didn’t notify them until just now. It takes a while to get here.”

familiar with Sophia’s family situation, but seeing her

for Sophia’s own good, he

up a future for love was the dumbest thing one could

to convince

it was Don who had

details about the project with Susan, and since Susan didn’t support her staying at Star-Dempsey Architects, so

Ivan

make a careful decision. Thanks,

also smiled, “No worries.”