The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 591

Harvey Ferber didn't have a clue what the deal was between him and Brandon, or what kind of mess they were tangled up in. Frankly, he didn't give a hoot.

Saving Sophia in the first place was just a spur-of-the-moment humanitarian thing -they couldn't just stand by and watch her die.

It wasn't until he caught wind of Brandon offering a hefty reward to find Sophia that he figured he could use her as a bargaining chip to swap for Aurora Wharf.

But he wasn't sure if Brandon would bite or not.

After all, Brandon might've been ready to shell out a fortune to find a woman, but the revenue a dock could generate was way beyond that kind of money.

In Harvey Ferber's book, Sophia was small potatoes compared to the wharf.

So, during the brief layover of the cruise ship at the West district dock, he hatched a plan to meet up with Brandon. He wanted to strike a deal while Sophia was still unconscious, but before he could get down to business, Brandon had to leave urgently.

With the ship's departure time upon them, they had no choice but to set sail. Once Sophia was fully conscious, Harvey laid it on the line and told her straight up: it was him who saved her.

But let's get real, he wasn't the type to play the hero for nothing. He didn't know who she was, nor did he care about her connections. It was just his luck that the moment he saved her, someone was ready to pay a fortune to find her, and that someone just happened to be his business rival. So, he planned to use her as a bargaining chip.

Despite being patched up by the doctors, Sophia was still weak. Confronted with Harvey's blunt truth, she wasn't scared or freaked out. With a frail, soft voice, she just asked him, “Swap for what?"

"A dock," Harvey Ferber said, not missing a beat.

Sure, it's not exactly noble to cash in on a good deed, but he wasn't about to stoop to dirty tricks, so he didn't keep Sophia in the dark.

She seemed a bit dazed at first, then managed a weak smile and said, "Who would give up a dock for one woman?"

He chuckled back at her, "Wanna find out?"

Deep down, he was hoping Sophia would agree.

If she gave the nod, he'd be on the phone with Brandon in a heartbeat.

But Sophia said no.

She shook her head slowly and firmly, still weak: "No thanks."

"Don't you want to know how much you mean to that guy?" he baited her, figuring most women would want to know their worth in the eyes of the man they cared about.

But clearly, either Brandon wasn't Sophia's type, or she genuinely didn't care. Lying in her hospital bed, she shook her head again: "Don't care."

Her gesture and gaze were resolute, without a hint of hesitation.

had to admit,

and calm, and beneath that serenity was an

peace had

come around enough to chat, the confusion and bewilderment

asked her again if she remembered who she was, her hesitant shake of

She had forgotten herself.

her skull was pressing on her brain, messing with her

she'd get her memory back,

back quickly, or maybe never

It was all uncertain.

no chance of surgery, so

was just lucky, because by the time they docked at the next port, the hematoma had mostly been absorbed, leaving only

that spot was extremely high, and there was no guarantee that surgery would bring her memory back. So,

own.

was something that could

neither kin nor husband, Harvey Ferber didn't dare

no brain surgery for her,

in touch with Brandon

bypass her wishes and negotiate with

even ask who the

confused, she was always calm and stable, never panicking about being

to admit, he just couldn't

not caring meant she didn't

be told, he hadn't had much

odd check-in about her recovery

dock,

was anything but close, even though she had become his

a goddaughter was more his mother's

company, and since Sophia couldn't remember her own

hospital and literally saving her life, Sophia

wasn't good at cozying up to folks either. She might have agreed to Amanda's proposal to become her goddaughter, and they did

everyone

life is worth more

of her element; he wasn't much

her and Amanda know he wasn't planning on leaving West district anytime

back first, he'd make sure someone gave them a