The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 652

Susan's packing hands froze.

She was kinda on the fence about this question.

Back in the day, she would've spilled the beans to Sophia without batting an eyelash, telling her straight up that her and Brandon were on the rocks. Brandon wasn't into her, their marriage was just a shotgun wedding, and life after tying the knot was anything but a bed of roses. They were always just going through the motions, plus there were this pair of in-laws who loved to stir the pot. She and Brandon had called it quits years ago.

But these past few months, watching Brandon practically dying inside without Sophia, she suddenly wasn't sure if spilling the truth was the way to go.

Sophia had lost all her memories, which, if you think about it, could be a blessing in disguise for her and Brandon.

No need to drag around the baggage of painful memories, it might just be the fresh start Sophia and Brandon needed.

Sophia picked up on Susan's hesitation.

"Not so great, huh?" she asked, her voice tinged with anxiety.

Susan's hemming and hawing pretty much said it all.

Sophia wasn't shocked, though. If a couple was really tight, how could they still be so awkward with a kid that big?

"It's not that it was bad," Susan tried to explain, "it's just..."

She kinda didn't know how to put it.

Their marriage was just not like the ones you see every day.

To say it was bad, well, they always got along without a hitch – no fights, not even

a hint of a red face, even the divorce was all amicable and dignified. They never badmouthed each other, always considering the other's feelings.

To say it was good, well, they also didn't have that mushy, lovey-dovey thing that most couples do.

wanna get the gist

"Maybe you're better off not knowing. Trust me, the more you know, the more clueless you'll be about how to

Sophia: "..."

Susan finally let loose. "You got along fine, but ask me if the relationship was good? When have you ever seen an employee

Sophia: "..."

why on earth would

she'd make such a rash decision to get hitched, feeling it was out of character

you liked

Sophia: "..."

you two... Brandon might've seemed cold, but he had your back. Then for some reason, you guys

looked at

he... well, he seemed a bit ticked off, just gave me a 'hmph' and walked away. I was curious, so I asked him if he was looking for you for something, and he just brushed me off with a

back then, looking at Sophia, "but I don't know why he never reached out to you after, and you never mentioned him, not even once. We were in the same college class for four years, and all you did was study, work part-time on design projects for your tutor, and do freelance illustrations. I thought there was nothing between you two. But

weirdly enough, Brandon, who never came to any reunions, showed up too Two top students who'd skipped reunions for years, both class lookers, made everyone's day. People were

we dropped me off, he took you home,

Sophia: "He took you back to

ended up hitting

Sophia: "..."

you two didn't seem that close, just exchanged hellos, then Brandon sat next to you. You sat together but hardly talked. He asked you how you'd been, you said 'fine', and that was

shock recalling how the two of them had gone from zero

type, all about self-control and keeping his cool, never messing around with love affairs. Sophia, on the other hand, was your textbook good girl, head always buried in her studies or work, and keeping dudes at arm's length. So, imagine everyone's shock when

her head around how heated

common sense out

their smarts, there's no way they wouldn't know better, unless

her that knowing look and felt her cheeks burn, awkwardness creeping

drunk," she stammered, trying to justify the only explanation that

"Come on, you think someone who could still

Sophia was speechless.

Sophia suddenly remembered a flash of a memory that popped up when Brandon