The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 542

Two peeps agreed to meet up in the underground parking lot; then they both hit up Brandon's phone, but got ghosted with zero pick-ups.

Kent and Don were worried sick. They had no choice but to comb through Brandon's Facebook, ringing up everyone to see if there was any way to get a hold of him; they even buzzed Martin.

Martin was slammed with work at home, just chilling on the living room couch with his laptop perched on his thigh, fingers flying over the keyboard. But he couldn't help pausing and then to glance at the TV that was on.

The tube was still spinning the news about the cash reward for tips on Sophia, plus all the pundits weighing in on where Sophia's body might have been swept off to by the ocean.

Martin couldn't focus on his work; he was feeling heavy-hearted, like something was weighing on him, and it was kinda sickening.

He wasn't tight with Sophia, but it was tough to picture that quiet, gentle, and talented girl leaving the world so suddenly. She was just fine a few days ago.

Louis was tuned in too; he was the one who turned on the set. Ever since the day Sophia's incident hit the news, he'd been glued to the coverage, heaving sighs all day long.

He was just like Martin, didn't know Sophia that well, but thought the world of her. Her sudden exit from this world hit him hard.

The snuffing out of such a young life so abruptly, he just couldn't wrap his head around it emotionally.

He was also fretting over how Renata would take it, hadn't had the guts to let her in on it, nor let her watch the news.

He'd coax her off to bed before daring to flick on the tube to sneak a peek at the latest search and rescue. But each time he did, it left him with a heavy heart.

for Sophia's survival and began mapping out where her body might be carried off by the currents, pondering the odds of retrieval, Martin's mom, Rachel, let out a sigh, "You never know what'll hit you first, tomorrow or an accident. I mean, such a young, kind-hearted pretty girl, how could she

unable to go

at the TV, "There's this fortune-telling thing. Some folks got a light fate; can't handle too much good luck or fortune, so they have to offload it somehow. Marrying Brandon might be what

"Sometimes, the old folks' objections ain't without reason. Such

of them, not

the living room, couldn't help but ask,

didn't reply. Ever since the

a bit better. Rachel nodded her chin towards the TV, "We're watching the news about Sophia, such a young loss. Heard she

there still the

after realizing it sounded too flippant, everyone

forced a smile, "The guy can't dwell in

about it and nodded, "True that. Speaking of which, haven't seen Brandon in a while, no clue how he's

great." Marian chimed in, "Probably can't come to terms with it

location of Sophia's body, and she couldn't help but freeze for

you hunching over the TV like that? Wanna hurt

bit down." Marian muttered, "I'll head to my room." Louis nodded,

Martin's phone started buzzing. Seeing

by your place?" Don's anxious voice came through the phone, with

halt; she instinctively turned