The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 278

Sophia's vision was a bit blurry, but for some reason, she got hooked on the cocktail of emotions swirling in his eyes and zoned out staring at them.

Brandon just silently watched her, not saying a word.

After a while, his hand, hanging by his side, twitched, and then he raised it, gently brushing away the stray hair the wind had whipped onto her forehead.

The moment his fingertip touched her hair, Sophia snapped back to reality, tilting her head slightly and awkwardly dodged his reaching hand.

Brandon looked at her, his expression unaltered by the interaction.

"Martin hit you up, didn't he?" he asked softly, gazing at her.

Sophia let out a laugh, shaking her head lightly, "Nah, it was just some work stuff, nothing major."

Brandon nodded, picking up on her reluctance to dive into details. He didn't pry and simply said, "You know, Martin can be a bit off the wall sometimes. You don't have to bother with him."

Sophia nodded in agreement, "Mhm."

Brandon glanced across the street at the mall, then turned back to her, "Fancy grabbing a bite?"

"No thanks, I'm not

her back to her apartment complex. When they reached the entrance of the complex, Sophia turned to say goodbye, "I'm good from here, thanks for the

yet he made no move

After a polite nod, she turned and walked

dragging his feet, Brandon followed her

showed no sign

looked back at him,

never said I was," Brandon

Sophia fell silent.

told you the other day, I don't want to let go of you simply because you're you, and it's got nothing to do with anyone else. I don't know what Martin told you to make you push back so hard against me, but I hope

there for you, in case you needed someone

eyes reddened in an

face away, trying to force back the tears, but it was no use; they kept

a move

raised her hand to stop

there, looking at her with

steadied a bit, she took a

could go have dinner outside,