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.

them send it

stare at the card, Brandon gently took her hand, placing the card inside it, and glanced at her. "Come on, let's go eat and catch a

her

smiled at her. "Yes, we are.

cinema they chose was located in the bustling

Poe had scheduled a lunch meeting

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

old

chose to

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

carved out a niche for herself through her skills and

leading a project similar to the West District Mall,

was showing a client around to help

Raising an eyebrow in surprise, she teased Brandon, "Well, Mr. Crawley, it's unusual to see you shopping with

giving her a once-over. "What are you doing here?" He

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

just about to have dinner and catch a

the shared memories were lost,

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

"Oh, don't worry. You won't be

phone and

West District Mall. Get over here. Susan needs to

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

them a suspicious look. "Are you two conspiring

just smiled and said, "Come along, Ms.

him but decided

"Alright, let's go."

chose a

Theresa to wash her

they reached their private dining room, Sophia noticed

to Brandon

she had a habit of

of this habit, so she nodded and said,

take her," he offered. With those words, he

Sophia, lowering her voice as she asked, "So, how's

hadn't had much time

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

nodded. "Yeah, it's

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