The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 349

Sophia froze up a bit.

Brandon didn't let her go, and just pulled her in tighter, his palm gently cradling the back of her head, pressing her face against his chest.

Theresa, who was chowing down on her meal, looked up in wonder, her eyes

wide open with a mix of curiosity and confusion.

"Daddy, Mommy, what are you doing?" She couldn't help but blurt out the question.

Her voice made Sophia instinctively push Brandon away, feeling a tad awkward. She wasn't used to showing this kind of affection in front of the kiddo.

Brandon looked at Theresa, "Daddy's hugging Mommy."

"Why do you wanna hug Mommy?" Theresa didn't get it.

Daddy was a new character in her life that day, not someone who'd been there since she was a peanut, so she didn't quite grasp what "mom and dad" meant to

her yet.

In her mind, she got hugs from mom when she cried, was scared, or just wanted a cuddle. But she didn't see Mommy crying, looking scared, or asking for a hug.

to give Mommy a hug," Brandon

just went "Okay", feeling like she got an answer, but not really at

was a little one with simple thoughts, and quickly reached out to Brandon, "I want a hug from

at her and picked her

was thrilled to bits, and couldn't resist telling Sophia, "Mommy, Daddy hugged

but smile back, not quite daring to look at Brandon, whose sudden tenderness always caught her off

holding Theresa for a bit, he set

taking after Sophia's build. Her temperament was all Sophia too, quiet and

up, or

an emotional whirlwind,

the moon to have

joined her for some fun on the playground equipment, just like any

around, they suddenly shifted from a divorced couple back to regular parents watching their child

loss for

home, Theresa was tuckered out, snoozing

together like any other couple, one making

the child, seamlessly settling the

tucked in, the emptiness

work for

to escape the