The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 228

Chapter 228

Brandon watched with regret, his voice softening involuntarily, "I'm sorry. It's my bad. How about I make it up to you with a new one?"

The little girl, pouting, hesitated as she looked at Brandon, wanting to nod but too cautious to do so. She glanced back toward where she came from, as if looking for someone.

Instinctively, Brandon followed her gaze.

A tall and plump woman was hurrying toward them, the same one he had seen before in Wye City with the girl.

Brandon gave her a once-over.

The woman clearly recognized him too, offered an awkward smile at him, and moved forward to pick up Theresa.

Theresa, feeling wronged, pointed to the broken balloon on the ground, "Balloon's busted."

Brandon looked at the tall, plump woman, "Sorry about that, I wasn't paying attention and accidentally stepped on the little one's balloon."

The woman smiled, "It's no big deal, just a balloon."

"I just promised her a new balloon," Brandon said, glancing outside, "I remember there's a mall right by the entrance, would it be alright if I take her to pick one out?"

The woman quickly waved her hands, "No need, children forget fast, she'll forget about it soon enough. It's just a balloon, after all."

"To us adults, it's just a balloon, but to a kid, it might be more," Brandon said. "I already made a promise to her."

Brandon then looked at Theresa, the little girl gazing at him with big, hopeful eyes.

"Just a few minutes," Brandon said to the woman, "It won't take long."

"Or if you're worried, feel free to wait here for me, and I'll go get it," Brandon added.

The woman looked at him with a touch of surprise, perhaps unsure why someone as well-dressed as he would go out of their way to buy a balloon for a kid, but after a moment's hesitation, she nodded, "We'll wait here then."

"Alright."

Brandon responded lightly, looking at Theresa, "Theresa, can you wait here for a sec? I will go and get you a balloon, okay?"

He remembered that her name was "Theresa" from asking last time.

Just as Brandon was about to get up, the little girl suddenly grabbed his pant leg in quickly.

Brandon turned back to look at her.

"I... wanna... go... too."

The little girl's voice came out in short bursts, milky and eager, her big watery eyes filled with longing.

Brandon paused, looking at her.

up Theresa

one from there. Let him go about his business,

surprise, the usually compliant little girl shook her head stubbornly, tears welling up her eyes again, looking pitifully at

gave her a comforting look, then tentatively reached

afraid being taken away. Once securely in Brandon's arms, she clung tightly to his neck, nestling her face affectionately in the crook

hug her a little closer, then looked up at the tall, plump woman, but his attention was captured as he saw

instinctively looked up and paused when she saw

who was snugged against his neck, and

had already

then at Ivan beside her, and without

off, the plump woman gave an anxious look back

moment's hesitation, gestured for

woman hurried to

were

at the backs of Brandon and

affectionately perched on his shoulder, her small arms tightly wrapped

looked at Sophia with a complex

"You alright?"

head slightly, and then took out her phone to send a message to Grace: [No need to disturb them, just

apologetically, "Ivan, sorry,

just smiled, "That's

to apologize for

and Grace playing with Theresa downstairs. Not wanting the little ones to hear their conversation, Sophia had asked Grace to watch the kid while she

one of the complex's

firmly rejected

An expected response.

"I'll be off then."

spoke without

wasn't one to persist unwelcomingly, and Sophia

nodded, "Alright, get

walk him out. They said goodbye and went their separate ways. Brandon took Theresa

notion of "strangers" or "acquaintances," clinging to Brandon the whole way. Yet she was a child with a very sensitive mind; she could clearly sense the somber mood settling over

excitement when she got the balloon, just gazed up with her big eyes, and asked Brandon with confusion, "Unkie, aren't

gave her a warm

before she leaned in and embraced Brandon's shoulder tightly, whispering into his ear with her soft voice, "Mommy says a

her fervent embrace

"I'm fine."

a whisper, the tenderness in his voice filling the little girl with delight, though she did not know exactly how to show her happiness. She simply clung to

relief washed over him, though not significantly. His thoughts were overwhelmed by images of

icy expression on Brandon's face, worried that Theresa's disregard of boundaries might have annoyed him, and swiftly moved to

stopped her,

past the claw machine area on the first floor where her grip on his shirt

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