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.

even more

doted on a little girl he barely knew, and why the child's mother seemed like

cleared her throat and said, "Um, I think you might have the wrong idea

that little girl. She likes him, and he didn't want to

made sense to Yvonne again. "Yeah,

on the straight and narrow. How could he have a love child on the side? And he's always

to prevent Yvonne

There's no way my brother would

Sophia stayed silent.

stop was

at the entrance to her apartment

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

thanked her, and went on her

home, Daniel watched the elevator doors close and turned to Brandon with a less-than-pleased expression.

wanted to say "that woman" but caught himself as he saw Brandon's icy stare and clammed up, changing his question. "What's Sophia

of

chilly response came as he looked at

invite either of them

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

refusal was calm and

Daniel was speechless.

the verge of another clash, Patricia quickly stepped in to mediate. "Alright, alright, let's talk this out. You two

she noticed the injury on Brandon's hand, her expression

to grab his hand to inspect it but was brushed off by