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

stare at the card, Brandon gently took her hand, placing the card inside it, and glanced at her. "Come

mention of her name,

"Yes,

chose was located in the bustling

scheduled a

there too. They didn't

returned to her old job, working in

she chose

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

the line, she had carved out a niche for herself through her skills

was leading a project similar to the West District Mall, just

showing a client around to help them understand the target demographic for their

Raising an eyebrow in surprise, she teased Brandon, "Well, Mr. Crawley, it's unusual to see you shopping with your family during work hours. Did the sun rise in the west

ignored her teasing, giving her a once-over. "What are you doing here?" He had

replied, gesturing to her client, who was hurrying off. "Just finished the

dinner and catch a

felt a sense of closeness with Susan, though the shared

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

"Oh, don't worry. You won't be the only third

already pulled out his phone and was dialing

over here. Susan needs to talk

company annual party is coming up and wants us both to attend. We can ask him

a suspicious look. "Are you two

said,

him but decided

"Alright, let's go."

a nearby Italian

going to take Theresa to

their private dining room, Sophia noticed the

turned to Brandon and

had a habit of making sure Theresa washed her

aware of this habit, so she nodded and

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

wash her hands, then turned to Sophia, lowering her voice as she asked, "So, how's it going? Getting along

work lately and hadn't had much time to

Sophia's memory loss, it wasn't like before when Susan could

"Yeah, it's

a bit relieved. She didn't