The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel Chapter 461

"I'm on a biz trip to Zion City," Sophia said, "Ran into a bit of a snag at the construction site for the Zenithan-style resort project, so I came to check it out."

She had planned to wait until Susan got off work to give her a ring about this, hoping she could also find time to drop in on Theresa. She didn't expect Susan to beat her to the punch and call first.

"Why are you free to call?" Sophia asked, grabbing the room key the front desk passed her and wheeling her suitcase toward the elevator, "Aren't you swamped with work lately?"

"It's just someone bending my ear, worried sick about you and Brandon hitting a rough patch, looking for advice on how to smooth things over. So, I had to rush to get a hold of you," Susan didn't sugarcoat it, "Spill it, are you and Brandon in hot water again?"

"Not really, it's on me," Sophia said, eyeing the elevator doors as they opened. She told Susan on the other end of the line, "I'm about to hop on the elevator, probably gonna lose signal. Gotta drop my stuff off and dash to the site, so I won't have a sec to spare. Let's catch up later when I'm free, okay?"

Susan replied, "Sure, just stay safe and give me a buzz if anything comes up."

"Will do. And do me a solid, swing by and hang with Theresa if you can. I'm worried she'll feel out of place with me not around."

"Don't sweat it, I got your back."

"Thanks a million. Let's keep in touch over the phone, gotta run now."

After exchanging goodbyes with Susan, Sophia hung up and stepped into the elevator.

Once she got back to her room, she immediately called Cindy to get the lowdown on the situation.

"We're still at the site, at a standoff with the construction crew," Cindy sounded close to tears on the phone, "Where are you?"

"Just got to the hotel, I'll be there in a jiffy."

Sophia ended the call without even unpacking her suitcase and immediately went downstairs to hail a cab to the site.

The construction was taking place in a suburban town, a scenic spot by the mountains and the water, kinda remote and desolate, not many souls around.

For convenience, Sophia chose to stay at the closest hotel in the town.

It was just a short cab ride from the hotel to the site.

When Sophia arrived, Cindy and Augus were still in the thick of it, negotiating with the construction manager, trying to convince them to keep things moving.

The whole construction project was pretty much at a standstill.

Seeing Sophia enter, Cindy made a beeline for her like a lifeline, "Director Yearwood."

The guy sitting across from Cindy also stood up, giving Sophia the once-over with a curious gaze.

Sophia scoped him out too.

The guy was a middle-aged man, not too tall, but looked sturdy and down-to-earth.

She remembered his name, Tomas, a name that sticks with you.

Sophia knew his main gig was to handle any issues or disputes during construction.

"Hello there, Tomas," Sophia greeted him amiably, "I'm the head designer for the project, Sophia Yearwood."

"Hello, Designer Yearwood," Tomas replied with a shy nod.

"Just call me Sophia," she offered graciously, "You've all been working hard these days."

"Oh, it's nothing, it's what we do," he replied promptly, seeming like an easy guy to talk to.