The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

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Chapter 142

Sophia glanced at her phone and saw a call from her college mentor, Zachary.

Raising an eyebrow in confusion, she picked up the call.

It turned out that Zachary was hitting her up for a meal.

He was in town for a scholarly conference and knew she was still around, so he wanted to catch up over some grub.

Sophia was kinda taken aback.

Zachary had been her uni mentor.

Back in her freshman year, she’d snagged an award at the Architectural Design Competition and caught Zachary’s eye. He’d taken her under his wing ever since.

During those years, it was Zachary leading her through projects, from group gigs without any credit to solo designs where her name could shine. His mentorship paved the way for where she was today.

So, for her old college mentor, Sophia had nothing but respect, gratitude, and admiration.

When she nailed her grad school acceptance here, she’d buzzed Zachary with the good news first thing.

Life, work, and studies had gotten in the way, and while they hadn’t worked together in a while, they stayed in touch. But since she hadn’t managed to go back home, she hadn’t had the chance to visit him in person.

Now with Zachary swinging by for a conference, Sophia was both surprised and stoked.

She was down for the dinner date.

Zachary had set it up for the evening at a joint near the campus.

was already

guy was over sixty, a retiree

with his hefty academic rep and clout, he still got the odd invite to lecture. Post-retirement, he’d shifted gears to focus on architectural research and boosting domestic

he still had this refined and gentle vibe,

smile upon seeing Zachary at

greet her.

to her seat and letting her order from the menu, he turned to Sophia. “Have you been swamped with

chuckled, shaking her head, “Just graduated, pretty chill for

your plan after graduation?” Zachary probed.

asked, her dad asked,

out some stuff here then head back home to job

gig

Zachary

chuckled. “Ivan mentioned it

her senior by the same mentor, both Zachary’s protégés.

the green light,” Zachary advised with a hint of concern, “In our design biz, sure, talent and smarts matter, but so does finding your patron. Our job’s about pleasing aesthetics, but beauty’s in the eye of

punching the clock. Between radical and safe, most would rather play it safe to secure their livelihood than take risks, unless you’re the big cheese with a vision. But in today’s climate, those

quietly. “I

she knew the job hunt’s ups and downs

in the work process.

was not just about transferring thoughts to paper. Aligning with leadership’s

wavelength, a project could suffer

that was just from the

all over the place, you were back in endless revision loops, needing a boss who can

Sophia hadn’t felt

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