The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 581

Brandon headed back to West district from Zion City as dawn was just breaking.

Don, not quite at ease, tagged along all the way to Brandon's place and crashed at the Crawley family pad for a bit.

The room still looked like Sophia was there, her presence lingering in every corner. Taking in the room, the memories of Sophia flooded back, hitting Don right in the feels, just like when he was at the office. Every time he passed her empty office, or noticed her vacant seat during meetings, he felt an emptiness inside.

Now, standing in Brandon and Sophia's home, facing this stark reminder that things would never be the same, Don found it tough to wrap his head around it.

His relationship with Sophia had been nothing more than boss and employee, with a sprinkle of friendship, yet even that weighed heavy on him. He couldn't even begin to fathom how Brandon and Theresa coped with this day in, day out.

"Brandon."

Seeing Brandon also lost in a daze, staring at a corner of the room, Don gently suggested, "Maybe you should consider moving back with Theresa."

Brandon didn't turn around, and just murmured hoarsely, "What if she comes back and can't find us?"

Don fell silent. He wasn't under any illusion that Brandon was talking about Sophia coming back to life.

It was the fear that, if by some chance her spirit did return, it wouldn't be able to find him and Theresa.

Feeling a lump in his throat, Don found himself at a loss for words, simply patting Brandon's shoulder silently.

"You head back; I'm alright," Brandon said in a raspy voice.

Don threw a concerned glance at Brandon but left him be.

Brandon's gaze had now shifted to Theresa, who was sound asleep in the bedroom, clutching the teddy bear Sophia had given her, curled up tightly, her face and body pressed against the teddy bear.

Though she was sleeping, her little brow was furrowed with unease.

and took a seat by the bed, the usually sound sleeper slowly opened her eyes, still

at her and patting her

"Okay."

response, gripping Brandon's hand, and drifted back

just quietly watching her as she slept,

much pain Brandon was in, he wouldn't lose his grip on reality again. He slipped out quietly, closing the door behind him to let Brandon

a day at

beans, Kent whisked him off to the police station to be grilled by

up with Dennis and his underling Gordon, along with trading records and chat logs as proof that Dennis was indeed involved in the plot to frame Starlight Group by harming the

the guy dead to rights, all evidence accounted for. Dennis

the hotel, aiming for the airport to flee the country, but Brandon's people had them under tight surveillance, and the cops cornered them before they

too. Not that she wanted to be, but Brandon's folks had half- dragged, half-threatened her to the

supposed to be in the

thrown her into the

dunk, and then got chucked straight into the river the second time around. She was definitely banged

her head

but he couldn't just leave her for dead. If she croaked, Brandon couldn't escape

night, she looked worn out and shrunken, eyes

do with offing Sophia. No matter how scared she was of

the cops couldn't find evidence. She had no clue how Brandon was so sure it was her, going after her life time and

feet in the hospital when Brandon's people hauled her off to Moonlight Resort & Spa with a mix of force and

she hit the hotel entrance, she witnessed Dennis and Gordon getting

Marian. The cops, spotting her, took her back to the station

he didn't have a shred of evidence

grilled separately, both of them denied her involvement, which indirectly made Augus's accusation seem

accidentally fell into the river white trying to save Nell. From the traces at the scene and what the eyewitnesses said, there was no clear sign that someone had the intention to shove Sophia into the river. Plus, they couldn't even find Sophia's body, so they couldn't really confirm if there was foul play involved in her