The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel Chapter 472

"Go ahead and eat; I gotta go."

Kent was still hung up on what Sophia had mentioned to him. After saying goodbye to Brandon and Sophia, he grabbed his tray and bolted.

As returning his tray, Kent bumped into Marian, who had also just finished eating.

"Kent," Marian greeted him warmly.

"Ms. Barlow."

Kent replied politely, not really knowing her well - just enough for casual hellos.

Marian was in the same boat, barely knowing Kent, other than him being one of Brandon's crew. A simple nod was all their acquaintance merited.

After exchanging greetings, she turned and walked away.

Kent followed suit, stepping out while fishing out his phone to make a call, "Hey, Noah, it's me, Kent. Got a sec? I'm trying to find out if there's a homeless guy named Nell who was taken to your shelter. Oh? There isn’t? Someone named Jerry or Tomas might've dropped him off."

Marian paused in her tracks, looking a bit puzzled.

Kent, completely focused on the phone, said, "Alright, alright, I'll double-check, see if he was taken to another police station."

After hanging up, Kent furrowed his brows in confusion.

Back in the staff canteen, Brandon and Sophia were still chowing down.

"What were you and Kent chatting about? You seemed pretty chuffed," Brandon asked casually.

"Oh, nothing major, just asked him for a little favor," Sophia replied.

Brandon nodded, fell silent for a bit, and then looked up at her, "You know, you can always come to me for anything, too."

Sophia looked up, and nodded slightly, "Okay."

Brandon's lips twitched into a strained smile; Sophia mustered a smile back. They ended their meal in a rather peaceful atmosphere.

After lunch, Sophia and Brandon headed back to their offices respectively.

Marian looked up too, and seeing Martin's gaze drift towards Sophia, she tensed, "Martin? What brings you here?" She quickly cozied up to Martin, skillfully blocking his view of Sophia.

Martin's attention was reluctantly pulled back to Marian. He withdrew his arm.

"I'm here to see Don," he said, his voice much cooler than before.

Ever since the last incident, the feelings Martin had towards Marian was complicated, especially when she deliberately linked her arms with his in the office like they were super close.

"Mr. Dempsey's out for lunch with a client, should be back soon. I’ll take you to the meeting room to wait," Marian said, ignoring Martin's discomfort and dragging him towards the conference room outside.

Martin glanced at her but didn't resist.

Marian kept a grip on Martin until they were alone, and then she allowed herself to breathe a sigh of relief, though her heart still raced, feeling somewhat ungrounded.

Since she confirmed Sophia was Yolanda, not only could she not face Sophia directly, but she also panicked at the mere sight of any Frost family member interacting with Sophia.

It hadn't been long, but Marian felt like she was on the verge of a breakdown. With so much future ahead, she had no clue how to handle this constant fear.