The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 322

Brandon glanced at the door, pocketed the sample he was holding, and headed over to open it.

Standing outside was Daniel.

"I need to talk to you." Daniel got straight to the point as soon as Brandon opened the door.

Brandon instantly slammed the door shut with a "snap."

Outside, Daniel, fuming, started hammering the doorbell.

The doorbell rang incessantly, as if he was dead set on not leaving until Brandon opened up.

Brandon didn't give him the time of day, walking back to the living room to grab his phone and call the community security to take him away.

A few minutes later, the ruckus outside finally ceased.

Brandon returned to his room to find Sophia standing on the balcony, catching the breeze.

The wind was pretty hefty by the riverside late at night, tossing her shoulder- length hair into a wild dance and whipping the white sheer curtains into waves behind her.

Brandon parted the curtains and stood next to her on the balcony, both gazing out at the river view in silence.

There was nothing to say. They'd been married for two years and had never had a standoff or given each other the cold shoulder like they did today.

Their relationship had always been one of mutual respect, quiet and polite to each other.

Even their divorce was handled quietly and politely, all wrapped up neatly without dragging their feet.

But who would've thought, all the messy, lingering issues would start after the divorce.

Neither had pushed the other to the brink during their marriage, but two years post-divorce, they found themselves in an intense confrontation.

"Let's go to bed." Eventually, Brandon broke the silence and turned to go back to the room.

Sophia let out a soft "Mhm," and by the time she got back, Brandon had already made the bed.

Sophia didn't want to share a bed with Brandon, but the earlier scene where he dragged her into their old place without a flicker of emotion while she was falling apart, left her shaken and tongue-tied, fearing his wrath.

She used to be intimidated by Brandon, but it was more about the pressure from his imposing aura rather than fear.

Tonight, it was real fear. For the first time, he showed her his cold and ruthless side.

"Sleep," Brandon said gently, climbing into bed.

Sophia hesitated, then nodded and laid down on the other side.

Brandon also lay flat on the bed.

to one side, leaving a vast empty space in

Silence fell again.

fell asleep, just that she kept staring at

next day she woke up in

closer to him in her sleep or what, but when she opened her eyes, his solid chest was

propping his head up with one hand, watching her with half-closed

as she opened

Sophia nodded softly, "Yeah."

said and got out of

Sophia nodded again.

new toiletries ready to

turns in their respective bathrooms to freshen

came out, Brandon was already bustling around in the

having strangers at home and wasn't used

two years of marriage, she used to prepare his

him and always looked

watching him eat was enough to make her

him, and he clearly hadn't hired a maid, he'd been doing it all himself. It was just a return to

a while, sighed softly, and

then shifted aside to make

together just

to leave just yet, Brandon came out of his room, dressed in a crisply ironed suit, tying his tie as he walked towards the door. He looked up

up?" he asked,

her lower lip slightly, then looked up at

she called out softly, "I'm

stopped tying his tie, looking

bit her lip even harder, her eyelids drooping as she

eye level, his hand was still on his tie knot.

then silently stepped forward, taking over

was

his gaze, had her hand that was on his tie

her lips

to leave when

find Brandon pulling her against the wall and fiercely

her chest, paused for a

a long while before their breathing

ceremony for the

needed to be at

go home and put on some makeup first." Back in the car, Sophia said softly to Brandon,

Brandon glanced at her.

the makeup take?"

"About half an

you off at home and come