The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel Chapter 639

Brandon paused mid-tuck as he straightened the blanket, then turned to look at her.

"You'd recognize her the moment you see her."

He wanted to take a gamble, betting she wouldn't react the same way to him, completely unaware.

The way she was moved by the surprise and joy on Kent's face when he first saw her, yet towards him...

Thinking about how she was calmly puzzled upon first seeing him, compared to the genuine smile she showed when she saw Kent, Brandon's eyes dimmed, and he lowered his eyelids, silently finishing tucking in the corner of the blanket for her.

Sophia could clearly feel the shift in his mood.

She didn't know why, but even though she still felt like he was a stranger, his every look, his every move seemed to give away what he was thinking.

His reaction made her feel an inexplicable sadness, and the words just spilled out without her control.

"Actually, I've met you before. It wasn't our first time meeting just now."

Brandon looked at her.

"Today at school?" he asked. "Were you the one being stopped at the security gate, and you saw me on stage?"

Sophia was a bit surprised: "Oh, you saw that too?"

Brandon nodded slightly: "Yeah. I saw you turn around, and I jumped off the stage to follow you, but I lost you in the crowd."

The surprise in Sophia's eyes deepened, mixed with a bit of apology: "I'm sorry, I didn't know about that."

Brandon just shook his head and chuckled, his eyes quietly focusing on her: "So, seeing me like that earlier, you felt nothing?"

Sophia's eyelids drooped slightly, avoiding his gaze.

"It wasn't the first time we met," she murmured softly.

Brandon's eyebrows furrowed slightly, his eyes now carrying a hint of inquiry: "How many times exactly have you seen me?"

Time and again, and not once had she sought him out.

This fact hurt more than her calm confusion when she saw him.

Sophia scrolled through more messages as she spoke.

Even though that was indeed the case.

Brandon: "…"

He picked up his own phone, opened WhatsApp, and looked at the contact with a name that was a long string of letters and numbers, "wz_…," with a profile picture identical to the one Sophia showed him.

He turned his phone towards her: "Is this you?"

He asked again: "Why didn't you answer when I sent you that video that day?"

"I had a fever and was sleeping, my phone was... picked up by Mr. Ferber's mother," she said softly.

Brandon suddenly laughed, not sure whether to feel choked up or relieved.