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?"

"how long do we have to

didn't answer right away; every word from Theresa

all; no, the strong and sensible little girl wouldn't throw a tantrum over

could mean a final goodbye, which was why she was

adult, she resorted to crying to get the grown-ups'

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

again, Theresa had been giving him chances, pleading for his help to rescue Sophia. But time and again,

free from his throat, only to be forcefully swallowed back

at the thought of Sophia. Not

left the

hear her father crying. But he

a broken whisper near

Theresa," each apology more

it's Daddy's fault. I didn't keep Mommy safe. I'm sorry. Daddy lost

parents would comfort her, so she tried to do the same, struggling to free her arm from Brandon's tight

only deepened Brandon's pain. For the first time, he realized how powerless he was in

the tasks Brandon had assigned, including offering a hefty

power outage at the construction site caused chaos and a stampede, during which the lead architect, Sophia, fell into the river while

to Brandon for approval

cared about the

to drop ten million to find couldn't possibly have been used for such a purpose, especially since she was the

foundation pillar had already gone viral, thanks to journalists and social media personalities; there was

man, Nell, he appeared alive and well

cameras.

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