The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 556

Brandon took Theresa to the breakfast joint across from the inpatient department for a bite to eat.

Theresa was still curious about that man who had suddenly lost his edge and couldn't help but ask Brandon, "Daddy, what's up with that Mister?"

Mentioning Daniel was like a thorn in Brandon's side, bringing up all sorts of thoughts he wished he could avoid.

He and Sophia had seen the trouble coming from a mile away and had taken steps to dodge the bullet - rescheduling the construction and switching teams. Everything should have been peachy, but Daniel had to go and pull strings in the shadows because he was Brandon's old man, and that was what led to Sophia's tragedy a betrayal Brandon could never forgive.

With that kind of grudge weighing on him, he couldn't bring himself to teach Theresa to turn the other cheek, and he sure didn't think it was necessary for Theresa to know that he was her granddad.

"He just ran into some bad luck." Brandon said softly to her, "Don't sweat it, Theresa."

Theresa nodded, not quite getting it, "Okay."

Looking up, she saw Kent hustling out of the hospital entrance, who was obviously worried, scanning the area while fishing out his phone to make a call.

Theresa waved at him, "Hey, Uncle Kent!"

Kent followed the voice and saw Brandon sitting across Theresa, put away his phone, and jogged over to them. He wasn't there for any particular reason - just didn't like the idea of Brandon being alone.

didn't make a fuss, just handed him the menu booklet,

for an

took the hint and didn't bring it up, took the menu, and

watched him close the booklet and then said, "I'll drop Theresa home after

say to stay in for a couple

flatly, "I know my

lightly. He called Brandon's doctor on the spot to check if it

would be best to stay a couple more days for observation, but if Brandon insisted on leaving, it wasn't impossible. His condition was stable, and other than acute gastric bleeding from excessive grief, there were no

AMA form," Brandon stated, cutting short Kent's

seem a lot better today, Kent didn't insist further, nodding,

and hung up, his phone buzzed again before he could even put it

call from his guy at the Zenitha-style resort construction site, keeping

brow furrowed at

off the site, saying there's a family emergency." The caller said, "Should I approve

breakfast spot, it carried through the phone in fits and

up at Kent. Kent's eyes met

silently, giving the go-ahead -