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.

had no expectations from anyone—just her and her kiddo, full of hope for the future, psyched for her kid's arrival, for her growth, for making it in her career, for all the good stuff in life, and maybe even

the father-daughter duo playing and laughing not far off, Sophia let out a

cityscape was all there, laid out before

the hillside offered

with Theresa,

in the rest area, propping her cheek with one hand, lost in the city's

with Sophia. They were always straight shooters, ready to talk things through. It's just that their wants had hit

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

where each other was coming from, but making concessions was like a

about who was right or wrong anymore; they just wanted

zone was away from him and his fam, and his was with her

Brandon knew he should let go. After all, he knew he couldn't force her, but

seemed like the best

from the park, Brandon did the usual-bathed Theresa, told her a bedtime story, and tucked

she was busy on her computer in the

the sack in the next room, same

just like before,

the same roof-no blowout

Back in high school and during

whenever Brandon got mad and clammed up, she'd go straight to him and ask, "Are you mad?" After finding out why,

decided to keep his distance. With the stark reality between them, she thought maybe he saw they

out either, knowing the

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