The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 554

Brandon scooped her up and pulled her in close, gently patting her back and whispering soothing words, feeling a pang of guilt eating him up inside. He hadn't expected Theresa to wake up in the middle of the night, let alone be freaked out by it.

Before Sophia's accident, Theresa had always slept like a log till dawn. Sophia's sudden exit hit both him and Theresa like a ton of bricks.

Even though she consoled herself in her letter, saying that her stint on earth was perhaps just to repay all the karmic debts she owed, and once squared, she could ascend back to her own world, that wasn't the ending she deserved.

This was the result of someone's foul play.

She would never have willingly cut ties with him and left Theresa to face the world all alone. The moment she decided to bring Theresa into the world, sticking around to see her grow up was part of the plan. But someone's malice had stripped her of that right and robbed Theresa of the happy life she was meant to have.

Brandon's hand, resting on Theresa's shoulder, started to move more slowly, and beneath his lowered eyelids, his eyes turned icy cold.

Kent, standing to the side, caught the sharp chill crystallizing in Brandon's eyes. It was the look of hate pushed to the extreme, of ruthlessness personified.

He knew all too well that the old Brandon, cool and calm as distant mountains and rivers, might be gone for good.

Sophia was the warmth underpinning all his tenderness. With her gone, it was like his soul had been yanked out.

But seeing Brandon now, with that intense ruthlessness in his eyes, Kent would rather deal with this Brandon than the one who was too pained to speak earlier. At least this way, there was something fueling him to keep going.

"Any news from the construction site these past few days?"

Watching Theresa slowly fall asleep on his shoulder with his comforting, Brandon finally spoke up. His voice was still hoarse but carried a hint of venom as he eliberately lowered it.

wake the now peacefully sleeping Theresa, "Everyone's sticking to the site for

me the

nodded, noticing Brandon still looked under the weather and couldn't help but urge, "Mr. Crawley, you should get some rest tonight. Take care of

hadn't forgotten the grave look on the ER doctor's face when asked how long it had been since Brandon had slept. After Sophia's disappearance, Brandon had collapsed twice from sheer exhaustion, a so-called self-preservation mechanism kicking

murmured, glancing at Theresa asleep on his chest, then back at him, "You

just a

rest up, Mr.

"No need."

didn't ask him to stay, nor was there a need to. He was well aware of how hard Kent had been working, "You

Theresa card, so he nodded, "Then give

some rest," Brandon

too," Kent agreed, bobbing

bidding farewell, Kent turned to leave when

Kent looked back, puzzled.

"Thank you," said Brandon.

earnestly and sincerely. Kent was momentarily stunned, and then

lightly, his voice was tinged with emotion. He found himself unexpectedly moved by Brandon's sudden show of sentiment, filled with

response. He was never one to smile

a final "Take care", he left, leaving Brandon alone with

silence reclaimed the room, that Brandon looked away, his eyes