The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chatper 131

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.

arrived over an hour

in but politely knocked on the door.

broke the focus of the two

told the staff member on the phone, “You carry on with the current plan, I gotta hang up,” before cutting the call. He

the door opened, Brandon saw Ivan standing at the entrance with a

be in the room. He paused, subtly sizing up Brandon, vaguely

in, Brandon politely greeted, “Hello.”

his gaze shifting past Brandon’s shoulder to Sophia inside the

up and greeted him

Ivan in.

thanks as he entered. “Everything

good. Just a bit of damage to the arm,” Sophia replied lightly, then turned to Brandon, “Well, Ivan

and then turned to Ivan with a calm and cool gaze that made

thoughtfully, then back

detached as his expression, “I won’t intrude any further then.

a farewell, he left without looking back.

watched silently as the door to the hospital room closed. She

asked calmly, “I heard you turned down a resort project

calm and gentle voice reached Brandon outside the door, who paused slightly as Sophia’s soft voice followed from inside, “I’m

of scale and impact. I think it

lingering, he walked away without a trace

room, facing Ivan’s persuasion, Sophia just smiled

to what they had been discussing earlier, a bit awkwardly, “Ivan, don’t get the wrong idea about eartier. My friend has been with me

coming to give him a break. Hope you

her, “Aren’t your folks coming

afternoon, so I didn’t

but seeing her at ease,

persuade her to stay. Both from Don’s perspective and for Sophia’s own good, he hoped she would take on

love

to convince Sophia

who had asked him to come and talk to her.

didn’t support her staying at Star-Dempsey Architects, so it could only

Ivan

Thanks,

smiled, “No worries.”

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