The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel Chapter 126

Kent nodded in agreement, "You can do it too, just gotta save up some cash."

Mentioning this, Cindy was upset.

"I heard it costs an arm and a leg, like hundreds of thousands. If that's true, I can kiss my dreams goodbye."

Cindy sighed heavily, unwittingly following Kent to the staff cafeteria, her chatter non-stop. "I was gonna add that girl on WhatsApp to get the lowdown, but she wasn't having it, so no luck there."

"It's normal. After all, it's personal stuff," Kent responded without any judgment, "Having a bit of guard up is no biggie."

"I get it," Cindy said, still a bit bummed out, "But she doesn't know me, and I don't know her, so who am I gonna talk to?"

Kent let out a dry chuckle.

Brandon quickened his pace to distance himself from the chatterboxes. He really wasn't a fan of the never-ending buzz in his ears.

Kent, who was good at reading the room, zipped his lips as soon as he noticed Brandon's reaction, knowing they were being too noisy.

Cindy, the newbie who only knew Kent and wasn't familiar with Brandon, cluelessly followed Kent, mimicking his every move as they got their food and sat down together.

Kent, who followed Brandon's lead, felt uneasy when he saw Cindy tagging along and sat down with them, sneaking a glance at Brandon.

Brandon just kept his head down and ate, ignoring the duo.

Cindy, young and lively, was itching to keep the conversation going, but Kent gave a little cough to hint at the situation.

Even Cindy, a bit slow on the uptake, got the hint that she was talking too much and clammed up, sneaking curious and puzzled glances at Brandon.

Kent, noticing her sneaky looks and not wanting to annoy Brandon, especially since he had personally brought her into the company, coughed again, reluctantly steering the conversation back to work. "How are you settling in at the company?"

Cindy nodded, "Yeah, it's all good."

Then she looked puzzled at Kent, "Oh, by the way, Mr. Dempsey said during my interview to shadow the head designer. Who is that? I don't think I've seen her."

Kent nearly choked on his food, talk about hitting a nerve.

He couldn't help but steal a glance at Brandon.

Brandon was still serenely eating his meal.

Cindy looked at Kent, puzzled.

Kent gave another little cough, "You'll meet her later."

He quickly shifted the topic back to eating, "Let's focus on the meal for now," all the while sneaking looks at Brandon.

Brandon had put down his cutlery. His phone had rung.

Kent saw Brandon look at his phone, his brow furrowed in confusion, then he picked up the call, "Hello?"

It seemed there was no response on the other end.

Kent watched as Brandon's frown deepened, then he took the phone away from his ear, glanced at the screen, cut the call, and dialed back.

Kent, unable to help himself, craned his neck to catch a glimpse of the phone screen. He saw the number and a long string of digits he couldn't quite make out, but when the phone switched to call forwarding, Kent saw "Wye City" flash on the display, his heart skipped a beat, immediately thinking of Sophia, and he looked at Brandon.