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.

arrived over an hour

didn’t barge in but politely

focus of the

the current

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

Brandon,

in, Brandon politely greeted,

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

and greeted him with the same

to let Ivan in. “Come

as

of damage to the arm,” Sophia replied lightly, then turned to Brandon, “Well, Ivan is here now, and with

a calm and cool gaze that made Sophia’s

Sophia thoughtfully, then back to Brandon.

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

as a farewell,

silently as the door to the hospital room

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

gentle voice reached Brandon outside the door, who paused slightly as Sophia’s soft voice followed

one offers a rare opportunity in terms of scale and impact. I think it would

again, and without lingering, he walked

just smiled politely, “Yeah, I’ll think it over.”

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 was worried about leaving

were coming to give him a break. Hope you

nodded, looking at her, “Aren’t your folks coming to

this afternoon, so I didn’t

Sophia’s family situation, but seeing her at ease, he

to Sophia today at Don’s request 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 good an opportunity to miss.

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

but his attempts to convince Sophia already hinted

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

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

ask Ivan here.

decision. Thanks,

smiled, “No worries.”