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 hour later.

but politely knocked on

knock broke the focus

on with the current plan, I gotta hang up,” before cutting the call. He

Brandon saw Ivan standing at the entrance with a fruit

paused, subtly sizing up Brandon, vaguely remembering him as the man he saw at Sophia’s apartment two years

him in, Brandon

shifting past Brandon’s shoulder to

up and greeted him with the

stepped aside to let Ivan

as

replied lightly, then turned to Brandon, “Well, Ivan is here now, and with him around, it’s all good.

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

glanced at Sophia thoughtfully, then back to

as his expression,

nod to Ivan as a farewell, he left without looking

the door to the hospital

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

Brandon outside the door, who paused slightly as Sophia’s soft voice followed from inside, “I’m considering it.

interested in Zenithan-style projects since college and this one offers a rare opportunity in terms of scale

expression cooled again, and without lingering, he walked away without

the room, facing Ivan’s persuasion, Sophia just smiled politely, “Yeah, I’ll think it

with me all day, busy as a bee and hasn’t had a moment’s rest. He’s swamped with work, but he was worried about leaving me

to give him a break. Hope you

your folks coming

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

her at ease, he just nodded

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

view, giving up a future for love was the dumbest thing one

it outright, but his attempts to convince Sophia already hinted at

a hunch that it was Don who had asked him to

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

ask Ivan

careful decision. Thanks,

smiled, “No worries.”