The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 236

"Probably by giving a lump sum of money to the kid's mom, asking her to take the child and vanish, pretending the kid doesn't exist. But my brother would never agree to that; he might not care for the child's mother, but he would never give up on his kid – after all, it's his own child, so I guess in the end they might pay off the kid's mom and take the child back."

Yvonne then gave an awkward chuckle to Sophia, "But hey, I'm just shooting the breeze here. It's not like it's for sure my brother's kid. How could he cheat, right?"

Sophia forced a smile but replied seriously to Yvonne, "Your brother's not like that. He wouldn't cheat."

Sophia's confidence took Yvonne by surprise. "Wow, you really believe in my brother, huh?"

"Your brother's a stand-up guy. He wouldn't do anything to hurt the family. Don't jump to conclusions."

Sophia's words made sense to Yvonne, and she tilted her head in thought. "True. My brother's the type who didn't even bother dating before. How could he have an affair? Besides, that woman isn't exactly a knockout, and she looks older than him too."

But then Yvonne thought about the unusual tenderness Brandon showed towards the child and couldn't shake the feeling something was off. A shocking possibility popped into her head, and her mouth dropped open.

Sophia watched Yvonne's expressions and couldn't quite figure out what was going through her mind, but she was sure it wasn't any clever deduction.

Sophia hadn't spent much time with Yvonne, but remembered her as a bit of a 'beautiful airhead' a nickname lovingly used by those around her. Yvonne never took offense; instead, she embraced her persona.

Sure, she had a bit of a princess attitude, but she was pretty straightforward, a total romantic, always speaking and acting on impulse, without much thought to others' feelings or reading the room.

It wasn't on purpose. She was just a bit clueless.

So, Sophia didn't take Yvonne's blunt words too seriously.

But now, seeing the changing expressions on her face, Sophia figured Yvonne was probably jumping to conclusions again. Just as she was about to speak up, Yvonne turned around, her face full of shock, and blurted out, "Sophia, do you think my brother hooked up with someone while drunk?"

Sophia didn't say anything.

Sophia's silence, Yvonne became even more

explain why her brother and Sophia split so suddenly, why he doted on a little

throat and said, "Um, I think

kids. Maybe he just clicked with that little girl. She likes him, and he didn't want to let her down- it's just

made sense to Yvonne again.

know your brother best. He's always been on the straight and narrow. How could he have a love child on the side? And he's always been able to hold his liquor. When

prevent Yvonne from impulsively

There's no way my brother would do something

Sophia stayed silent.

stop was coming

off at the entrance to her apartment

have much else to talk about with Sophia, nor did she feel that

was used to it, politely thanked her, and went

and turned to Brandon with a less-than-pleased

instinctively wanted to say "that woman" but caught himself as he saw

of your

response came as he looked at Daniel and Patricia, "Is there something you

invite either of

flared. "What's with your attitude? We came all this way, and you won't even

The refusal was

Daniel was speechless.

and husband on the verge of another clash, Patricia quickly stepped in to

noticed the injury on Brandon's hand, her expression changing. "What happened to

inspect it but was brushed off by Brandon before