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?"

hesitated, "how long do we

didn't answer right away; every word from Theresa was like a knife to

about being scared by Daniel at all; no, the strong and sensible little girl wouldn't throw a tantrum

sensed that her mom's departure could mean a final goodbye, which was why

ability to express herself like an adult, she

only he hadn't misread all her signals. Regret slithered through Brandon like a venomous snake as

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

only to be forcefully

uncontrollably at the thought of Sophia. Not

hugging each other, left the room

her father crying. But he didn't

was a broken whisper near her

Theresa," each apology more

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

But her young mind reasoned that when she cried, her parents would comfort her, so she tried to do the same, struggling to free her arm from Brandon's tight hold. Then, opening her arms, she tried her best to embrace him, gently patting his back, and said earnestly

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

had assigned, including offering a

current uproar over the "sacrificial piling" rumors, Kent had the PR team draft a statement denouncing the rumors as 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.

to Brandon

one cared about the

willing to drop ten million to find couldn't possibly have been used for such

already gone viral, thanks to journalists

the rumored homeless man, Nell, he appeared alive and well in front of

cameras.

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