The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 486

Kent couldn't really speak for Brandon on this one. He chuckled awkwardly and, with some slick maneuvering, replied, "You know, I think Chairman Crawley should probably ask Mr. Crawley that question yourself."

Daniel shot him a glare, but deep down he knew he wasn't going to get anything out of him.

"So." Daniel hesitated, awkwardly starting up again, "Is that woman still at the company?"

Kent pretended to be clueless, "Who?"

"You know, the one." Daniel struggled to say Sophia's name and glanced irritably toward Brandon's office, "That one."

"Huh?" Kent still played the dunce.

"Sophia."

Finally, Daniel couldn't hold it in and blurted out Sophia's name, clearly annoyed.

"Ah." Kent feigned realization, "Yeah, she's still around. But I've heard she's been handing over her duties, getting ready to leave once the new director steps in."

Daniel instinctively thought of the Zenitha-style resort project, "What about the Zenitha-style resort project if she leaves?"

Kent gave a meaningful glance toward Brandon's office, "Chairman Crawley, maybe you should be more worried about what Mr. Crawley's going to do without her."

Daniel's expression soured, "What kind of man lets a woman have him wrapped around her finger like that?"

Kent replied with a chuckle, "Well, Chairman Crawley, you can't really look at it that way. You've seen how much Mr. Crawley can't do without Ms. Yearwood. If Sophia really wanted to wrap him around her little finger, she wouldn't have chosen to comply with your wishes and leave on her own. If she'd wanted to stay, I bet Mr. Crawley would have given her the moon and the stars, let alone the company, without even blinking an eye. If you were in her shoes, wouldn't sticking around to inherit such a big empire seem like the better option? But she didn't go that route, which shows she's not out to twist Mr. Crawley's arm or after his money. She's just trying to avoid putting Mr. Crawley between a rock and a hard place with you. Let's face it, Chairman Crawley, having a beautiful, capable woman who loves Mr. Crawley and is considerate of him by his side is a good thing, right?" Kent continued with a smile, "With a wife like that, Mr. Crawley can focus on his career with peace of mind, don't you agree? And if he had a high- maintenance, temperamental partner instead, he'd be torn between business and playing peacemaker at home, with no place to unwind. That'd be exhausting, wouldn't it?" Kent kept the friendly tone going.

Daniel still looked miffed.

in the

her," Kent said, glancing toward Brandon's office with

demeanor and their discussion about the meaning of life, feeling uneasy. He contemplated checking on him again but

on Mr. Crawley, will you? He doesn't seem all that stable.

Kent nodded, "Sure thing."

comfortable just leaving like that, so he knocked on Brandon's office door to say goodbye,

Brandon's indifferent voice came from

bit more at ease. After bidding

image of Brandon standing alone by the window and Kent's words kept swirling in his mind,

the elevator was about to pass the 17th floor, where Star Dempsey Architects was located, Daniel

elevator quickly stopped, and the doors opened

across at Star-Dempsey Architects, hesitated for a

automatic glass doors slid open as

the doors caught the attention of the people immersed in their work inside, and heads turned to see

door, she glanced over instinctively, her gaze lingering briefly on the staggering

exclaimed, "Mr. Crawley, what brings you here?" She then approached him with

caused some eye-rolling in the office; not everyone was keen on her show of closeness with

since she had helped Daniel before, her inhibition around him had disappeared, and she

yesterday. I wanted to pick you up, but I was swamped with work. How are

his eyes involuntarily strayed back to Sophia, who was discussing work

to the latter's describing her project, focused and serious but

she was genuinely

that he had never actually seen Marian

in a

faded as