The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 695

Brandon had always thought he had everything figured out, but when he sat down and really did the math, he realized Ivan was like a persistent shadow in their

lives.

The people Brandon struggled to track down, Ivan seemed to bump into just while taking a stroll around the block.

Brandon's brow furrowed deeper.

Sophia noticed his increasing frustration. "What's going on?" she asked, puzzled.

Since she and Ivan weren't involved romantically, she couldn't comprehend what was bothering Brandon.

"It's nothing," Brandon replied, not wanting to delve into the details of how often Ivan seemed to cross paths with her, worried she might get caught up in the idea of fate.

"He has feelings for you, and I don't trust him," Brandon added.

"Shouldn't you be worried if I had feelings for him?" Sophia countered, a bit exasperated.

She didn't. At least, not at the moment. Unless, maybe in the past...

Sophia felt a twinge of unease. They had reconnected at the university when her marriage with Brandon was on the rocks. What if she had...

Brandon gave her a knowing look. "What are you feeling guilty about?"

"I..." Sophia hesitated, looking at him. "Do you think I might've had a thing for him back in school? I mean, at that time, our marriage was struggling, and suddenly there was this charming, possibly kind guy."

Brandon shook his head firmly. "No way. Even if I wasn't by your side then, I had people keeping an eye on things. If you were getting close to Ivan, I would've known."

Sophia felt a wave of relief. "That's good to know."

Brandon, however, wasn't entirely reassured. His informants had missed her pregnancy and the birth of their child. If something had sparked between her and Ivan, it wasn't impossible.

He didn't let this worry show.

Her visible relief eased his mind a bit. He turned and pulled a card from a drawer, handing it to her. "This is an elevator card for the top floor. You can come up anytime without needing to be announced."

Sophia looked at the card, a flicker of déjà vu washing over her.

Brandon watched her reaction silently.

He had previously asked HR to send the card to her, but she had refused it.

he had them send it

and glanced

perked up at the mention of her

at her. "Yes,

they chose was located in the bustling

Poe had scheduled a lunch meeting

have dinner and watch a movie there too. They didn't expect to run into Susan, who was there

returned to her old

positions, she chose to join another

help from friends, but with Sophia and Brandon's relationship being unclear at the time, she didn't want to make things awkward by accepting a favor

niche for herself through her skills and was reluctant to give it up to join Starlight

a project similar to the West District Mall, just

client around to help them understand the target demographic for their

surprise, she teased Brandon, "Well, Mr. Crawley, it's unusual to see you shopping with your family during work

you doing here?" He

showing a client around," Susan replied, gesturing to her client, who was hurrying off.

and catch a movie. Want to join us?" Sophia

Susan, though the shared memories were lost, preventing them from being as inseparable as

on a family date. I don't want to be the third wheel," Susan laughed, waving them

You

pulled out his phone and was

West District Mall. Get over here. Susan needs to talk

her. "Join us for dinner. Kent mentioned the company annual party is coming up and wants us both to attend. We can ask him

you two conspiring now? When

and said, "Come along, Ms.

him but decided

"Alright, let's go."

a nearby

Theresa to wash her

reached their private dining room, Sophia noticed the

turned to

habit of making sure Theresa washed her

this habit,

already scooped Theresa up into his arms. "I'll take her," he offered. With those words, he carried Theresa into

her hands, then turned to Sophia, lowering her voice as

with work lately and hadn't had much

memory loss, it wasn't like before when

"Yeah,

expression and felt a bit relieved. She didn't feel as guilty for not explaining the full story about her and