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.

over an hour later.

didn’t barge in but politely knocked on the

focus of the

Sophia and then told the staff member on the phone, “You carry on with the current plan, I

standing at the entrance with a fruit basket.

be in the room. He paused, subtly sizing up Brandon, vaguely remembering him as the man

Ivan was taking him in, Brandon politely greeted,

Ivan responded with equal courtesy, his gaze shifting

and greeted him with the same

stepped aside to let Ivan in. “Come on in.”

his thanks as he

lightly, then turned to Brandon, “Well, Ivan is here now,

a look and then turned to Ivan with a calm and

at Sophia thoughtfully, then

his expression, “I won’t

a polite nod to Ivan as a farewell, he

as the door to the hospital

Sophia, didn’t pry further but asked calmly, “I

the door, who paused slightly as Sophia’s

you’ve been interested in Zenithan-style projects since college and this one offers a rare opportunity in terms of scale and impact. I think it would

expression cooled again, and without lingering, he walked away without a trace of

Sophia just smiled politely,

discussing earlier, a 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

him a break. Hope

“Aren’t your folks coming to keep you company?”

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

seeing her at ease, he

to persuade her to stay. Both from Don’s perspective and for Sophia’s own good, he hoped she would take on the Zenithan-style resort project-it was too

giving up a future for love was the dumbest thing

but his attempts to

had a hunch that it was Don who had asked him to

into details about the project with Susan, and since Susan didn’t support her staying at Star-Dempsey Architects, so it could only be Don

Ivan

a careful decision. Thanks, Ivan,” Sophia

smiled, “No worries.”