The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 170

Brandon spent the whole night sitting on the balcony, letting the night breeze kiss his face.

He'd never really done this before, just sat in solitude for a whole night, reflecting, taking stock.

Usually, even when thoughts of Sophia popped into his head, he'd quickly shove them aside and redirect his focus to studying or work, not indulging in memories or longing.

But that night, out of the blue, he was hit with a wave of nostalgia for their senior year, for that girl who was a bit shy at first, but after getting to know her, she turned out to be sweet with a mischievous streak.

He remembered a time when Sophia let her guard down around him.

After sharing a desk for half a semester, they built a familiarity and an unspoken bond. She still had her moments of bashfulness, but beneath that, there was a playful cunning that was uniquely youthful.

She'd act coquettishly, stick close to him, be a bit of a brat, show her temper, but then she'd quickly make peace, like a little girl who never grew up.

In the second semester, she even took the initiative to move back to his corner.

They were quite close for a good while.

too familiar

a dependency that others

all her cute tricks and tantrums

exceptionally well-behaved and sensible, losing all her previous

high school, she

they reunited four years ago, the grown-up her was even more composed

marriage, she was serene and quiet, not fussy, not noisy, but the high school

missed that Sophia from senior year, the one with

the office, Brandon ran into Sophia in the

and didn't bother with

the first floor. As the doors slid open, a swarm of

Brandon spotted Sophia

a moment before she calmly looked away, standing quietly in a corner of

of what she had said

what he had said

letting his gaze drift over the crowd,