The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 229

Chapter 229

Brandon felt a tightness grip his heart and instinctively crouched down next to her.

"What's the matter, Theresa?" he asked in a gentle voice.

Theresa simply looked at him with teary eyes, her lips downward, but she didn't speak.

She was too young to articulate her feelings.

"Theresa?" he coaxed again with a soft voice, seeing that she hadn't responded.

Theresa hesitated, glanced at Anna, then back at Brandon, and still didn't speak. She edged closer, tentatively reaching out as if to pull at his shirt, while casting cautious glances at Anna.

Yvonne was astonished by the scene.

This little munchkin was clearly staking her claim over Brandon.

Toddlers, just over a year old and now starting to understand the difference

between "mine" and "yours," along with feeling insecure, often become teary and upset when they see their mom or dad holding other kids.

She looked back at Brandon.

Brandon was now cradling the little girl in a hug, gently patting her back and whispering soothing words into her ear.

The tenderness he displayed was something Yvonne had never seen him exhibit when he comforted Anna.

As far back as she could remember, Brandon had always been stern and reserved, not the kind to engage in laughter and jokes with her, let alone be a brother overly fond of his sister.

If she didn't seek him out herself, Yvonne sometimes doubted if Brandon even remembered he had a sister.

Later, when she got married and had children, although Brandon was fond of children, he didn't coddle them as he was now.

This level of affection was definitely not something Brandon showed to just any kid.

Yvonne's eyes narrowed with suspicion as she watched the little girl in Brandon's arms.

From her angle, she could only see their profiles.

The more Yvonne looked, the more she felt they bore a striking resemblance. She couldn't resist taking a stealthy photo with her phone on silent mode. Unaware of her actions, Brandon continued to comfort Theresa.

embarrassment. Noticing Anna's curious gaze, she extended

bit shy, stuck out her tongue and

then turned her gaze toward

with a smile, "What's

replied in a sweet

what's your

shook her head, not quite getting

ask Brandon directly, Yvonne turned to Grace with a laugh and remarked, "Your little one is

embarrassed smile:

further, "What's the girl's

she asked, she noticed Brandon's pause and his gaze

at

smiled back, "Theresa

Crawly

her brow in doubt, second-guessing her hunch, and glanced at Brandon again. She thought

back, only to find Brandon already standing, his expression neutral

at his watch, then at the little girl, and addressed

you live in? I can help

a gesture, "Thank you,

nodded, understanding the caution of strangers; and did not

care

Grace nodded, "Of course."

goodbye to Theresa, "Theresa,

I'll come play with you another

then nodded,

let

goodbye to

glanced at a large

Theresa's small figure standing still, gazing blankly in the direction he had gone, her eyes

of

steps slowed, and he turned back to

up by the plump woman, being carried

Ivan lingering at Sophia's neighborhood

toward the neighborhood

Brandon's face, then glancing behind

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