The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 398

"Look at you! I'm just trying to give the kid a gift, and you're acting like it's a big deal."

Aaron complained, but he didn't push the card any further. He grabbed the teapot instead, poured himself a cup of tea, and took a big gulp before turning to Sophia, "I heard your hubby's out of town on a business trip?"

Sophia shot him a surprised look, wondering how he knew about Brandon's trip.

Haley was even more surprised.

"You and Brandon are back together?" Haley's astonishment was tinged with elation.

His voice had risen in his excitement, and Patricia, who happened to be coming their way to pack up some food for Daniel, paused when she heard the name "Brandon." Her gaze followed the sound to where Haley was sitting with Sophia and Theresa, which made her frown.

The restaurant was near the hospital, and Daniel had lost his appetite due to his illness, sick of sipping on bland hospital meals every day. Today, he asked for some takeout, and Patricia, eager for an excuse to break away from the monotony of the hospital ward, didn't expect to stumble upon Sophia's family having a meal together.

Remembering the commotion Aaron had caused outside the hospital room a few days ago, Patricia felt a surge of revulsion. She surreptitiously captured a photo of the family eating on her phone.

After taking the picture, she couldn't help but give Theresa a second glance, her eyes filled with confusion. But before she could ponder further, a waiter brought over Daniel's boxed meal.

"Thank you," Patricia muttered, sparing another glance at Sophia's way without betraying her emotions before turning to leave.

Her attention remained on Haley. To

of cold water, and the joy on

at Theresa,

of her," Sophia interrupted softly, looking at him.

every day and even join in the square

nodded, "That's

ignored, quickly steered the conversation

him, "You

I've recently taken an interest in a construction project by the Frost family and I want to bid on it. I've heard your husband's family has good ties with the Frost family-they were all old money and all. Could you maybe mention it to your husband and see if he could give the Frost family a nudge to leave

was already scowling at him. " How could you ask your sister to get involved in such a thing? Right now, we don't even know what's

however, was fixed on

Frost family?" she asked,

paid a visit to the Frost family the other day, that's how I learned about their connection with your husband's family. Since there's that relationship, I was thinking maybe

even think about it!" Sophia cut him off

with helping your own brother out? Everyone else favors their family when they get married, but you seem to think you're too good for that. You throw yourself into your

say such things about your sister?" Haley couldn't stand it and jumped in, "That's a big project, and we don't have the chops for it. You're just putting your sister in a tough

civil engineering; that's what I studied at university. I may not have handled big projects in

admitted into that major, but how much you really learned, and how many classes you failed? You know it yourself," Sophia said, looking at him, "Since you graduated, aside from that two-month internship, you've never really worked a day, let alone on a construction site. You're someone without real work experience, competence, or theoretical knowledge. All these years, what have you done besides talk big and dream? If you dare to take on someone's project, it's not a question