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.

familiar with anyone else, she and

and a dependency

forwardness, all her cute tricks and tantrums around him

exceptionally well-behaved and sensible, losing all

from high school, she quietly walked out

ago, the grown-up her

not fussy, not noisy, but the

that Sophia from senior year, the

next day, heading to the office, Brandon ran into Sophia in the

and didn't bother with the executive elevator, taking

floor. As the doors slid

Brandon spotted Sophia following the

her gaze hesitated for a moment before she calmly looked away, standing quietly in a corner of the

what she

what he

just letting his