The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel Chapter 128

Sophia gave a slight nod, "Yeah, feeling a lot better."

Her gaze drifted towards the little girl's clothes on the bed, then slowly to Brandon.

Brandon glanced at the clothes, then back at her, his eyes calm and profound.

"Just saw it while shopping and couldn't help myself," Sophia said in a soft voice. "I had a ticket to fly back to Wye City tomorrow and thought I'd pick up some gifts for a friend on the way."

"Which friend?" Brandon asked.

"Just a coworker," Sophia replied. "She's really into traditional clothes, loves wearing it herself and dressing up kids in it. I thought it looked pretty, so I just went for it."

Brandon just looked at her, saying nothing, his calm and deep gaze making Sophia inexplicably hold her breath. Her hands curled slightly from nervousness under the covers, but her face remained calm and gentle, as always.

Brandon glanced at the little girl's clothes on the bed. "It's pretty nice."

Sophia nodded, "Mhm."

She looked back at the clothes with a hint of regret, "Shame it got dirty."

"Just buy another one," Brandon suggested.

"Mhm," Sophia responded quietly, her eyes involuntarily darting to the bag on the nightstand.

The bag was still where she had placed it when she first moved in, untouched.

Brandon never had the habit of rummaging through her bag or phone.

Neither did she.

On this, they were on the same page.

Noticing the direction of Sophia's gaze, Brandon also glanced at the bag.

The side of the bag facing them had a small zippered pocket.

The pocket contained things like bank cards, ID photos, and her phone—stuff she needed to grab often.

Brandon had taken her driver license from that very pocket earlier in the afternoon when he was getting her admitted to the hospital after she reminded him, and it was put back there too.

Seeing Brandon's eyes on her bag, Sophia hesitated and bit her lip, "I want to grab my phone."

Saying this, she started to reach for it.

The phone was in the zippered pocket on the back.