The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 250

Brandon planted himself in front of her, hands reaching out, and in a gentle voice he asked, "How about I take you to my company first, is that cool?"

To Theresa, heading to his home or his company meant the same thing; it was all about hanging out with him.

She nodded her head with excitement, "Yeah, sure."

Considering the feelings of the kid's family, Brandon turned to Grace and politely said, "Hey, the little one seems to want to tag along with me. Would it be okay for her to come check out the office?"

While gesturing towards a nearby skyscraper, he said, "That's our company right there, Starlight Group. I'm the current CEO, Brandon."

As he spoke, he pulled out a business card from his wallet and handed it to her.

"Don't worry. I'm not some child snatcher or up to no good. You can find some photos of me at company events on our official website. They might be a bit blurry but you can still make out my profile."

Theresa was all in for following him, and Brandon knew deep down that taking her home might stir up some wild thoughts in her parents' minds, but the office was different. For starters, it was bustling with people, making it a semi-public place; and secondly, it was close by, within a safe distance, so everyone could rest easy.

Grace wasn't privy to Brandon's thoughts, but she did remember that Sophia had specifically told her not to stop Brandon if he wanted to take Theresa out, just to go with the flow.

So, with a smile, she accepted the card he'd handed her, saying, "No worries, your company's just around the corner. I can bring her back when she's tuckered out from playing. Hope it's not too much of a bother for you?"

"No problem."

Brandon replied casually and scooped up Theresa to head to the car.

Theresa, still mindful of her bottle and diapers, tugged at Brandon's clothes in a hurry, "Milk."

It took Brandon a moment to catch on to what she meant. That was when Grace remembered the bag hanging nearby, packed with a bottle and diapers, and quickly fetched it.

"The kiddo's got her formula and diapers for the road," Grace explained with a laugh.

Brandon chuckled, reminded of the first time he met her and how she had her bottle and diapers in tow.

He carried Theresa to the car.

Grace hurried to follow, introducing herself to Brandon, "Mr. Crawley, just call me Grace."

She couldn't help but sneak a peek at the business card Brandon had handed her and was taken aback when she saw his title. She couldn't help but glance at Brandon, speculating about his and Theresa's connection in her mind.

Seeing her inquisitive look in the rearview mirror, Brandon asked, "Anything on your mind, Grace?"

Grace chuckled awkwardly, "No, no, just feel kinda bad for imposing on you like this."

"It's all good."

Brandon replied calmly, glancing at Theresa, who sat quietly in Grace's arms, looking around excitedly.

When Theresa caught Brandon looking at her, she shyly smiled back at him, a

couldn't help but

wasn't far, and they arrived in

the car pulled up to the Starlight Group building, Theresa gazed up in amazement through the window at the

looked back at her, "Yep, this

so tall." She marveled, saying, "I've never, ever seen such a tall

making a big circle with her arms to emphasize the height. Her exaggerated little gesture

more, he drove into the underground parking lot and then, carrying her, headed for the

grand building, and her eyes were filled with wonder. She didn't know if it was good or bad, and just reckoned that

the elevator doors were taller and wider than those at her

took her in the elevator reserved for the top floors. They shot straight up from the underground parking lot

were greeted by expansive glass walls. Theresa, held in Brandon's arms, had an excellent

experience for her. Curiosity

her face against the glass and looking down,

patted

tender and indulgent look in Brandon's eyes as he stroked the little girl's hair and smiled at her. The person froze in their tracks, and

got

at the comment, "Nonsense, where would

witness pointed toward the door, "For real, Mr. Crawley is holding a little girl by the

just got back with Mr. Crawley from Zion City;

he saw Brandon walk in with a

burst into commotion. Even with the subject of their gossip present, they couldn't help but whisper among themselves. Theresa, unaccustomed to being the center of attention for such a large group, felt a bit uneasy and subconsciously clung to Brandon's clothes a bit tighter. Brandon gently patted her shoulder, reassuring her softly, "It's okay, sweetie." The crowd was dumbstruck, but ultimately,

Theresa, passed by Kent, Kent finally snapped back

"Mr. Crawley, who's this?"

at her. She

answered for Brandon, "I'm

flash her what was probably meant to be

kiddo,"

tell she was

with him anymore, nor did he care about the curious glances from others as he carried Theresa into his office. He

door.

onto the office couch. The bag she was holding ended up on the

spotted her baby bottle and asked

out her bottle

only knew how to tote around her bottle and diapers, not

who was nearby, quickly stepped in,

it."

reached for the bottle Theresa was

almost an instinctual reaction, Brandon

he realized what he'd done, he furrowed his

He didn't have a clue about making

see Brandon was out of his depth, "Mr. Crawley, let me

to take the

Brandon stood up, "Just tell me how to do