The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 197

When Brandon returned to the office, Kent could tell something was off with him, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

His handsome face was still the usual calm, but beneath that calm, there was a silence as if a thousand rivers had quietly converged into the sea.

Kent couldn't quite describe it. This silence had been deepening ever since Brandon saw Sophia in the cafeteria, but clearly, he wasn't planning on shaking things up.

"When Brandon says he's let go, he might really mean it," Kent thought to himself.

He didn't dare to ask out loud, but Brandon's demeanor made him feel a bit more hesitant to raise a ruckus.

Back in the office, Brandon dove into his work again. To Kent, it seemed like work was the wellspring of all his energy, the thing that could make him forget any discomfort.

While most people might let a bad mood affect their work, Brandon used work to heal his mood issues. But today, Brandon didn't stay late.

As soon as it was time to clock out, he shut down his computer and left.

This unusual behavior took Kent by surprise, prompting him to call out, "Mr. Crawley, you're heading out already?"

"Yep."

With a brief response, Brandon walked past Kent without a glance.

This time, he didn't go for the staff elevator; he took the executive lift straight down. The elevator glided smoothly from the top floor to the underground parking garage without a single stop or encountering anyone.

Brandon drove out of the underground garage, the cool summer breeze flowing through the car windows, carrying the residual warmth of the sun.

also very empty inside. Except for the two years he married Sophia, his life was mostly

was just calendar pages flipping over, with no particular anticipation, but also no overly troubling issues. His life had always been as still

cafe in the suburbs, he

Zachary was still teaching at Sophia's university, not living in the West district, their meetings were scarce, though

had retired in the past couple of years, busy with Building Society stuff, and had recently moved back

reached out to him was when Sophia was about to drop the Zenitha-style

Zachary's private villa, where he hosted work and social gatherings, and with Brandon's busy schedule, he

the iron fence, falling silent for a while. As

in the room, sipping

the model over his coffee when Brandon walked in, and he looked pleasantly surprised as he stood up immediately, "Brandon? What brings you by

said as he got

you were back in the

back at him,

sure got good timing." Laughed Zachary, "I was supposed to

old buddies from the Society today, but it was too hot, so we canceled. Just

came at just the

"Exactly."

sit down, pouring him a cup of coffee

usual, busy

"Work is important for young folks, but don't neglect your personal life

"Got

glanced at him, shook his

"Well, you better hurry up. While you're