The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel Chapter 460

Grace spotted Brandon's furrowed brow and immediately got jittery, "Something up?"

"Nah," Brandon snapped back to reality, "You do your thing, I gotta jet."

With that, Brandon hung up, but he still felt antsy.

Beneath that agitation was a hint of spiteful resignation, "Fine, she's gone, so be it." Especially when he remembered how she coolly discussed pulling the wool over his eyes with his dad in the hospital room.

The resolve she showed by walking away hurt him way more than he had imagined.

Her heart was tougher than anyone else's.

Better to cut the cord than to drag this out.

With that mood, Brandon didn't bother to check with Don about Sophia's business trip details.

But the whole thing messed with his head so much that he paced out of the office before the end of the day.

Kent watched the whole emotional rollercoaster, clueless about what went down but sure it had something to do with Sophia.

He just couldn't figure out how things had done a 180 when they seemed to be on the up and up just a short while ago.

After mulling it over, he couldn't help but shoot Susan a text, [What's up with Sophia and Mr. Crawley lately?]

Susan was at work, baffled by the text, [What do you mean 'what's up'?]

[Haven't you noticed they're off?]

Susan didn't reply.

[You sure got it tough,] Susan chuckled. [Alright, I'll throw you a bone.]

[What's the tip?]

[Just believe this—if it's about our Sophia, then it means Mr. Crawley needs to step up his game.] On the topic of their relationship, Susan was firmly Team Sophia, [Sophia's a breeze to cheer up. Instead of fretting about their issues, better coax Mr. Crawley into sweet-talking Sophia. If he'd just come off his high horse a tad, they wouldn't have a single problem.]

Kent was speechless.

[Anyway, gotta bounce. Busy here.]

Susan logged off the chat with Kent, but his words had left her uneasy. To settle her mind, she decided to give Sophia a ring.

As soon as the call connected, she faintly heard the receptionist, "Welcome, ma'am, you're all checked in. Room 508. Enjoy your stay." Susan was taken aback, "Where are you?"