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.

Harvey Ferber had to admit, he just

and calm, and beneath that serenity was

had him second-guessing

to chat, the confusion

again if she remembered who she was, her hesitant shake of the head

She had forgotten herself.

pressing on her brain,

to whether she'd get her memory back,

might come back quickly, or maybe never at

It was all uncertain.

of surgery, so

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

there was no guarantee that surgery would bring her memory back. So, after a

own.

something that could resolve itself,

nor husband, Harvey Ferber didn't

no brain surgery for her, and

in touch with Brandon to negotiate. But her refusal threw a

just bypass her wishes and negotiate with Brandon like when she was unconscious. That wasn't

didn't even ask who

often confused, she was always calm and stable, never panicking about being without a past or a

Harvey Ferber had to admit, he just couldn't figure

not asking, not caring meant she didn't want

had much to

from the odd check-in about her recovery and that

for the dock, they hadn't really crossed

was anything but close, even

as a goddaughter was more his

was into Sophia's quiet, unassuming nature, loved her company, and since Sophia couldn't remember her own family, she figured it must be fate

and literally

wasn't good at cozying up to folks either. She might have agreed to Amanda's proposal to become her goddaughter, and they did start calling each other "godmom" and "goddaughter," but Harvey Ferber could tell there

everyone at

saving a life is worth more

got why Sophia was feeling out of her element; he

this time was just to let her and Amanda know he wasn't

first, he'd make