The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

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.

touch of embarrassment. Noticing Anna's

stuck out her tongue and hurried back to

toward Yvonne, uncertain

down and asked with

little one replied in

what's your

shook her head, not quite getting what

and reluctant to ask Brandon directly, Yvonne turned to

embarrassed

further, "What's the girl's

noticed Brandon's pause and his gaze shift toward

shot a puzzled look at Brandon and then

smiled back, "Theresa

Crawly by

in doubt, second-guessing her hunch, and glanced at Brandon again. She thought she saw a flicker of disappointment

only to find Brandon already standing,

at the little girl, and addressed to Grace:

in? I

a gesture, "Thank you, but

nodded, understanding the caution of strangers;

care

Grace nodded, "Of course."

bent down to say goodbye to Theresa, "Theresa, Unkie has to

but I'll come play with

then

let go of

to Yvonne

mall, he accidentally glanced at a large

polished metal surface acted like a mirror, reflecting Theresa's small figure standing still, gazing blankly in the direction he had gone, her eyes

Brandon thought of Sophia at

steps slowed, and he turned back to look in Theresa's

was being lifted up by the plump woman, being carried off to another

eye, Brandon saw Ivan lingering at Sophia's neighborhood entrance, his expression

and walked toward the neighborhood entrance

on Brandon's face, then glancing behind him. He