The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 466

Jerry picked up the phone pretty fast.

"Hey Jerry, got a sec? Where did Nell end up going? Which shelter?" Tomas asked, hitting the speakerphone button on his cell.

There was a pause on the other end, with Jerry sounding a bit thrown off. "Why's that coming up all of a sudden?"

"Director Yearwood's asking," Tomas explained. "She's heading back to the West district for a couple of days and she's a bit worried about Nell, so she made a point to check in."

"Oh, gotcha." Jerry chuckled. "Tell her to rest easy, Nell's doing just fine. The cops are in touch with a shelter back in his hometown, working out the details to send him back."

"Where's Nell from exactly?" piped up Sophia.

"He's from a little village in the hills, quite a trek from here, so it'll take the police a bit to sort things out," Jerry explained with an easy tone. "Don't fret, the cops are on it, nothing to worry about."

"Wasn't there talk of Nell wanting to stay around here? Maybe we could just get him an ID card, get him officially registered and all."

"That might be a bit of a stretch," Jerry replied, his voice dipping in spirits a bit. "The police are trying to locate his family back home. Sounds like there are still folks there, so they've got to confirm everything. Nell's getting on in years - he's got this 'returning to his roots' vibe going on. To be honest, Nell's been with me for quite a spell, and all of us have gotten pretty attached. But you can't just think of yourself in these situations. If he wants to go back, then we should let him. Once he's settled in, I'll give you a ring."

Chiming in with a laugh, Tomas added. "Yeah, once Nell's got his feet on the ground, I'll buzz you too. No worries."

Sophia cracked a small smile and nodded. "Alright then."

After a bit more small talk, they hung up.

days. If you hit any snags with

to say

drive safe, and drop by whenever you

to drive Sophia and her companions, Augus and Cindy,

there was a way to be dropped off right at home," Cindy sighed, eyeing the long staircase at the train station entrance.

train, you know," Augus quipped, glancing

Cindy pouted. "Same difference."

their banter

remind her of something, though - she really should get her driver's

and child-rearing, she was too slammed to even think about

the nearest driving school to her

out of the driving school as the sun dipped below the horizon, the rush hour traffic

and she hadn't told Theresa about it. Partly due to the lack of time, and

thoughts of Theresa, let alone anything

relaxing week since coming back to

her mind felt

thought of facing Brandon once home gave Sophia a

coming home to a Brandon who felt like a stranger, someone she hadn't seen or contacted in a

to Brandon over the phone in almost

didn't reach out to him, and

mostly during the day,

both tacitly