The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 461

Chapter 458

Theresa was stoked too.

She was totally on board with this surprise dad popping up out of the blue.

Honestly, just moseying along in this lukewarm relationship with Brandon might just be the ticket for Theresa's growth.

As long as she didn't bail on herself, that is.

But then, Sophia felt kinda blue about it all.

She grew up clueless about what family love is, what romance feels like, what home means, or how it feels to be cherished. Life's handed her lemons and vinegar, with hardly any sugar to call her own.

She wondered if this choice meant she'd signed up for this life for good.

She'd spent two years proving that she and Brandon were like oil and water, and these past few months, she'd tried to give it another whirl. But every time she spotted the slightest hiccup, it was like being tossed back two years in time.

With a future stretching out so far ahead, hanging with Brandon still didn't shine a light on any new possibilities.

Being with him meant never shaking off his parents' disdain and hassle, along with Brandon's mood swings and Yolanda's clinginess.

When things were good, Brandon was dreamy, making her feel like she was floating in a fantasy, totally surreal.

But when things went south, it was like winding the clock back to zero. Brandon could flip-flop between sweet and decisive like it was nothing.

drama, no pesky people. She had no expectations from anyone—just her and her kiddo, full of hope for the future, psyched for her kid's

and laughing not far off, Sophia let out a long sigh

cityscape was all there, laid out

kids' park on the hillside offered a killer

while having fun with Theresa,

at a small round table in the rest area, propping her cheek with one hand, lost in the city's

on this so-called cold war with Sophia. They were always straight shooters, ready to talk things through. It's just that their wants had hit a deadlock, making communication a

middle ground anymore, and talking it out was just a tug-of- war over who'd cave

coming from, but making concessions was like a bitter pill

was right or wrong anymore; they just wanted a

away from him and his fam, and his was with her and their kid by his side, creating

After all, he knew he couldn't force her, but emotionally,

the best play for

Theresa, told her a bedtime story, and

she was busy on her computer in

hit the sack in the next room, same as

like before, didn't

like strangers under the same roof-no blowout fights, just a

this silent treatment. Back in high school and during those two years

go straight to him and ask, "Are

graduation because Brandon had already drawn the line. She figured he realized she wasn't Yolanda and decided to keep his distance. With the stark reality between them, she thought maybe he saw they were worlds apart, so she didn't chase after

she didn't reach out either,

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