The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 446

Sophia pressed her lips and turned off her phone with a press, leaving his message hanging. But she couldn't stop her eyes from

reddening a bit, still feeling a sting.

She didn’t wake Brandon or spill the beans to him.

His go-to move would just be to have a chat with Daniel; that was all. But Daniel was in no shape to handle any sort of face-off with

Brandon.

She didn’t want Brandon to carry the weight of potentially sending his dad to an early grave.

Daniel knew the score with his health. He was playing the sick card, betting on his frailty so no one would dare to cross him, aiming

to clear the air in one fell swoop, even if it might cost him his life.

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Sophia couldn't tell if he was just being pigheaded, or if his deep love for his son drove him to gamble with his life to keep her

away from his boy.

The next day, Sophia kept her cool so Brandon wouldn't catch on. But her eyes were still puffy from the night's tears.

Brandon only caught the red in her eyes while they were freshening up, pausing with a complicated look in his eyes.

“Is it really that rough?” He asked, his voice raspy.

His words tugged at Sophia's heartstrings, making her eyes water again. She didn’t know how to put it; this wasn’t about Brandon.

He was already a dream, nothing short of perfect.

“It's not about you.” she said softly, “I'm just about to hit that tof the month; sometimes | just can’t help feeling down.”

Brandon just said an “Okay”, eyeing her for a moment before letting out a sigh and stepping closer for a gentle hug.

His tenderness made Sophia's eyes sour all over again.

After breakfast, they headed to the office together just like any other day, each to their own workspace.

At the company entrance, Sophia bumped into Marian unexpectedly.

Marian was usually on the dot, often running late because of Daniel, but showing up early like today was a rare bird.

Maybe because of yesterday's , Marian dipped her head and skirted past Sophia to her desk without a word.

The office was filling up; most had seen the press conference from the day before. They were shocked but kept mum, pretending

like nothing happened.

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Don was already at the office too, and caught the moment between Marian and Sophia.

The issue of Marian’s stay or leave was giving him a headache. Marian’s plagiarism didn’t go down on a company project; it was off

the clock, so it wasn't clear-cut to fire her by the book.

Plus, Marian got her foot in the door through connections from Martin, Louis, and Brandon's folks. He was thinking, since she was

not Yolanda, there shouldn’t be any hard feelings about letting her go, but then yesterday it cout she actually was Yolanda,

and now there were all these social niceties to consider, making things tricky for him.

But Don remembered Martin swearing up and down to Brandon that the report was fake, and with all these truths and lies, it was

even harder to make a call. He wasn’t like Brandon who could keep it cold and fair; he was somewhat caught up in these social

niceties, mindful of saving face for all involved.

He decided he needed to get the lowdown from Martin.