The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 536

Chapter 533

Brandon's throat tightened as he gently wrapped his arms around her.

"She..." Brandon started, his voice meant to comfort Theresa, but the words just wouldn't come out; he was choked up pretty badly.

He pulled Theresa in closer, saying nothing. She was held so tight she could barely move.

Lifting her head slightly, she looked towards Susan and Grace with a lost and confused expression, hesitantly calling out, "Godmom?"

Susan fought back a lump in her throat, her voice hoarse as she told her, "She had to go work on something, and it might be a while before she can come back."

It was a simple sentence, but Susan choked up a few times saying it. But Theresa wasn't buying it; her expression remained vacant, tinged with disappointment.

"But Mommy promised she'd hang out with me today, that we'd go out and have fun with Daddy."

Her voice was soft, and the childish timbre couldn't hide the hurt.

The moment she finished talking, she felt her father's arms tighten around her suddenly, squeezing a bit painfully.

Confused, she looked up at Brandon and called out, "Daddy?"

Susan noticed Brandon's tall frame shudder slightly, as if he was fighting to keep his emotions in check, and she too looked his way.

Brandon held Theresa close, his face buried in her back, away from everyone.

His voice was raspy and a bit choked, "she didn't mean to break her promise to Theresa; she's just tied up with something, we just need to eat well, sleep well, and wait patiently for Mommy, okay?"

Theresa hesitated, "how long do

answer right away; every word from Theresa was like a knife to the

being scared by Daniel at all; no, the strong and sensible little girl wouldn't throw a tantrum over that. All her fuss was just a desperate attempt to keep

age, she might have already sensed that her mom's departure could mean a final goodbye, which was why she was raising hell trying

like an adult, she resorted to crying to

misread all her signals. Regret slithered through Brandon like a venomous snake as he held

had been giving him chances, pleading for his help to rescue Sophia. But

free from his throat, only to be forcefully swallowed back down. Theresa, puzzled, looked at

streaming down uncontrollably at the thought of Sophia. Not wanting to upset Theresa further,

left the room silently,

crying. But he didn't respond

sorry." His voice was a

sorry, Theresa," each apology more strained

didn't keep Mommy safe. I'm sorry. Daddy

she cried, her parents would comfort her, so she tried to do the same, struggling to free her

tender words only deepened Brandon's pain. For the first time, he realized how

had assigned, including offering a hefty reward for any information on

baseless before releasing any information on the site of accident: A sudden power outage at the construction site caused chaos and a stampede, during which the lead architect, Sophia, fell into the river while trying to save a worker who had tripped and is now missing. Starlight Group's CEO, Brandon,

to Brandon for approval

it set the internet ablaze. No one cared about the "sacrificial piling"

couldn't possibly have been used for such a purpose, especially

had already gone viral, thanks to journalists and social media personalities; there was nothing inside the

Nell, he appeared alive and

cameras.

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