The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 463

Brandon ducked out of the office before quitting time.

The moment the door swung open, there was Theresa, playing solo on the play mat.

The setting sun streamed through the balcony, casting a pale yellow light in the chilly living room, somehow carrying a tinge of lonely desolation.

Brandon couldn't help but gaze at Theresa, lost in thought, while the image of Sophia leaving with her suitcase haunted his mind.

He slightly turned his head, his Adam's apple bobbing intensely in the dying light of the sun.

Grace, busy with her tasks, looked up to see him and greeted him, "Mr. Crawley, you're back."

Hearing the voice, Theresa, engrossed in her toys, looked up and, spotting Brandon home from work, was over the moon. She dropped her toys and scampered over to him with a pitter-patter of little feet.

Brandon squatted down and opened his arms to catch the little tornado that was Theresa.

"Did Mommy come home today?" he asked, smoothing her tousled hair with a soft voice.

"Mhm," Theresa nodded, "She said she had to go on a business trip."

"And did she mention when she would be back?" Brandon inquired.

Theresa pouted and shook her head, looking a bit downcast but soon perked up again, "But Mommy said she'll call me whenever she gets a chance."

"Hmm," Brandon hummed in response, gently stroking her hair, falling silent.

That evening, Brandon, as usual, took Theresa for dinner, went for a walk with her, but perhaps because Sophia wasn't there, these simple, cozy routines felt oddly hollow and tasteless.

Theresa, still young, didn't grasp the sting of parting too deeply and threw herself wholeheartedly into the fun at the playground.

But Brandon was somewhat distracted.

He even felt time dragging on unbearably.

felt during the two years she

solo, it must have been a happy

unhappy one

affected by this marriage was

restlessness raged within him like a caged

intense it

hated her cold heart, and he hated that they had ever

could vaguely understand what Sophia had once said. how good it would have been if they

Brandon bathed

hadn't called at

early, was reluctant to do so, insisting

to call you yet," Brandon coaxed softly, "How about you go to sleep first, and when she is done,

a well-behaved child, nodded obediently at her

closed her eyes, and soon drifted off to

while before his gaze shifted to

lay still,

snatched it up and

you have

expected the call to be greeted by the chilly politeness of a customer service

and headed towards

In the hotel.

on the phone with Grace,

had dinner with her, and

fuss at all today?" Sophia asked

good," Grace replied,

just got a

me to wake Theresa up?" Grace

her sleep," Sophia stopped her, "I'll call her first thing

then, you get some rest, don't wear

"Yeah, you too."