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

brother and Sophia split so suddenly, why he doted on a little girl he barely knew,

her throat and said, "Um, I think you might have

not like that," Sophia continued, "He's always been fond of kids. Maybe he just clicked with that little girl.

again. "Yeah, that sounds

could he have a love child on the side? And he's always been

added this to reinforce her perspective, hoping to prevent

in agreement. "True. There's no way my brother would do something like

Sophia stayed silent.

was coming

the entrance to her apartment complex, said

else to talk about with Sophia, nor did she feel

it, politely thanked

watched the elevator doors close and turned to Brandon

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

of

response came as he looked at Daniel and

to invite either

We came all this way, and you won't even

The refusal was calm

Daniel was speechless.

Patricia quickly stepped in to mediate. "Alright, alright, let's talk this out. You two always

mid-sentence when she noticed the injury on Brandon's hand, her

but was brushed off by