The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel 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.

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 time of the month; sometimes I just can’t help feeling down.”

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 came out 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.