The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel Chapter 675

Brandon's eyes slowly crinkled with a hint of a smile.

He didn't say anything further, just reached out and gently patted her head.

Sophia managed a tight-lipped smile too, not saying anything else, but inside, she felt a bit lost, grappling with a weight that felt too much to bear.

Theresa noticed Sophia and Brandon hadn't made a move for a while, so she dropped the sand she was playing with, looking at them with a puzzled twist of her head.

Brandon glanced at his watch and then at her, "Theresa, it's getting late, how about we head back, take a bath, and hit the hay?"

Theresa cast a longing glance at the half-bucket of sand she had collected, hesitated for a moment, but nodded, "Okay."

She efficiently dumped the sand out of the bucket and stood up.

Sophia and Brandon went over to help her tidy up, and then they all walked home together.

As they were nearing their complex, Sophia's phone rang.

She glanced down, it was Amanda calling.

Sophia's hand hesitated on her phone before she answered.

"Hey, godmom."

Brandon slowed his pace, watching Sophia calmly take the call under the streetlight.

Sophia's grip tightened on the phone, her attention fully on the voice at the other end.

Amanda sounded a bit down, "Sophia, you haven't called me in days."

"Sorry, godmom."

Sophia felt a twinge of guilt, "I've been trying to process some stuff from the past few days, haven't got my head straight, not sure what to say on the phone, so I've been putting it off, sorry."

Before she knew she was a man's wife and a child's mother, she had promised Amanda to spend the New Year with her, but with the current situation, there was no way she could leave Theresa and Brandon to go back with Amanda.

This decision must be a letdown and hard on Amanda.

She had been digesting the fact that she was Sophia these past few days; so much to process that aside from sending a WhatsApp to Amanda the day she woke up to reassure her that she was okay, she really hadn't had the chance to comfort Amanda.

To her apology, Amanda just forced a smile, "It's okay."

Then she asked, "Remember everything? What's the deal with the guy who took you away that day? Is he treating you well?"

"He's pretty good to me."

Sophia reassured her, "Don't worry."

"What's your relationship with him?"

The concern in Amanda's voice hadn't faded, "Don't tell me he's some opportunist taking advantage of your amnesia."

"That's not the case, rest assured."

Sophia soothed her and changed the subject, "You guys must have gone back, right?"

"No."

Amanda said, "We're still in the West district."

"Huh?"

Sophia was surprised.

She had messaged Amanda after waking up to let them go back first and she would visit once things settled down. Amanda hadn't replied to her message.

Sophia had assumed they had gone back already.

"Are you free tomorrow night? I'd like to have dinner with you."

Amanda proposed.

"I'll put her to bed and get her ready, you can take the call at the door, it won't disturb Theresa,"

Brandon said.

Sophia nodded and walked towards the door while answering the call, but stopped just outside to avoid waking Theresa, turning her back to speak with President Poe.

Just like before, President Poe was calling to check on the progress of the design proposal.

He had been tied up with the university anniversary celebrations and hadn't been able to spare time to inquire about the museum design, but now that he finally had a moment, he hurriedly called her.

Sophia had already discussed this issue with Brandon in the past couple of days.

"Can I get back to you with an answer tomorrow?"

Sophia felt a bit apologetic, "I'll touch base with Mr. Crawley first."

"No worries, all good."

"Sure, thanks a bunch, President Poe."

"I'm gonna drop off now, President Poe. You go ahead with your stuff, and I'll circle back to you ASAP with the outcome tomorrow," Sophia told President Poe.

"Alrighty, go do your thing."

President Poe responded with a chuckle, they exchanged a few pleasantries, and then the call ended.

Sophia pocketed her phone, about to head back to her room, when she heard the elevator doors slide open.

Their family was the only one living on this floor, so the sudden ding of the elevator was a bit out of left field. She instinctively glanced towards the elevator and was taken aback to see Daniel and Patricia stepping out.