The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 629

Brandon was freaking out inside, but also didn't have a clue what to do next.

Harvey Ferber was a savvy player, and his little nudge hit Brandon right where it hurt the most.

All these false alarms had him second-guessing himself, scared stiff about chasing down the truth.

Hope had flared up and fizzled out so many times that part of him didn't even dare to hope anymore, and yet, he couldn't bear to let go, couldn't afford to give up.

One last time...

As he eyed the crowd below, not spotting anything amiss, Brandon kept pep- talking himself, "One last shot at believing, one more leap of faith. Maybe, just maybe, Sophia is still out there."

Clutching onto this belief, he wandered through the bustling mall, occasionally spotting his plainclothes security peeps showing Sophia's photo around, asking if anyone had seen her. But all they got were dismissive waves and head shakes.

The more he saw of it, the heavier his heart sank.

His journey - from school to mall to hotel to here - had started out urgent and certain, but was slowly crumbling with each polite but indifferent shake of the head from the passersby.

The ship's PA system and the big screens remained eerily silent, no missing person announcement in sight.

Kent's

there's a glitch with the equipment; it

it's been busted for a while, part of the reason for docking

prep some posters of

said sharply, then

her go with a bit of dignity?" Ivan's voice suddenly came from behind

Ivan, who had somehow

was cool as a cucumber,

hint of sarcasm and anger on Sophia's behalf, "You and your family never treated her

been

months,

can't seem to let her be. On top of that, you're plastering her face everywhere, making a spectacle. Do you have any clue what people might do with her

swallowed hard, his face

had mulled over Ivan's

news fade, fearing that he

would disturb

let go was what really

you seen