The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

When the black Cayenne screeched to a halt in front of the troubled overpass, Brandon had already stepped out of the car with a stony expression, marching to the rear door to yank it open. Bending over, his hand snapped accurately onto Marian's arm.

Marian was petrified, frantically shaking her head and struggling, refusing to get out of the car. But did Brandon care whether she wanted to or not? He wasn't even worried about dislocating her arm. His grip was like a vice on her shoulder, and with a sudden forceful move, he hoisted her right out of the car.

"Help, somebody help me!" Marian's instinctive scream only fueled Brandon's rage. His grip on her shoulder tightened in a flash.

Bone-crushing pain shot through her. In the biting cold of winter, Marian was sweating bullets from the pain.

Brandon didn't loosen his iron grip; instead, he just stood there, staring at her with bloodshot eyes, his gaze savage and bloodthirsty.

"She didn't even have a chance to cry for help!" Brandon's eyes were locked on her as he spat out each word with icy detachment, his grip intensifying once more, as if he wanted to crush her bones to dust.

Marian's face went white with pain, so intense she couldn't even make a sound, yet she looked at Brandon with a mix of grievance and innocence, "What does this have to do with me?" "You think without evidence I can't touch you?" A cruel smile curled the corner of Brandon's mouth, and with a sudden push forward on her shoulder, he dragged her towards the steps of the overpass.

Marian had no clue what Brandon had planned, only imagining that he might throw her off the bridge, just like Sophia had been. Pure terror and the instinct to survive made her scream for help, "Help! Help me. mmm." Her cries for aid were abruptly muffled by the coat stuffed into her mouth. Brandon, mercilessly, stuffed the hem of her coat into her mouth, pinning her hands securely.

She couldn't break free, she couldn't run, and she couldn't scream. A paralyzing fear of death gripped her.

Tears of panic spun in Marian's eyes as she shook her head vigorously, trying to awaken ssense of reason in Brandon. But Brandon was unmoved, emotionless as he hauled her step by step toward the top of the overpass.

Don and Martin, who had finally caught up, looked up to see Brandon emotionlessly dragging Marian up towards the bridge. His whole demeanor was chilling and bloodthirsty, like a harbinger of death straight from hell, his actions cold and decisive. He was clearly out for blood.

"Brandon!" Don didn't even bother to park properly before he flung open the car door and chased after him, "Don't do anything rash; what's killing Marian going to solve? Can you really bear to have Theresa lose her mother and then her father?" "Yeah, Brandon, cool it. What you're doing is only going to hurt those who care and please the haters," Martin jumped out of the car and shouted at Brandon.

But Brandon, as if blind and deaf to them, continued to drag the desperately resisting Marian onto the bridge.

Don and Martin's faces turned ashen as they sprinted up the steps to catch up. Brandon brought Marian to the spot where Sophia had fallen into the river, twisted her arms behind her back, and then slammed her against the railing with force.

Tears streamed down Marian's face as she shook her head and pleaded for mercy.

"Cold feet now?" Brandon's gaze toward her was icy, "Did you ever think about how she felt? The pain, the fear?" Muffled by the coat in her mouth, Marian could only shake her head.

Brandon yanked the coat from her mouth. Marian gasped for air, desperately trying to defend herself, "It wasn't me. I didn't know anything." Didn't know?" Brandon's mouth e wisted into a cold smirk, his eyes canning the bridge where a rope ised for fifting building materials Tay He walked over, picked up the fope on the ground, tested it for strength, nd after making certain of its irmness, he then pulled out a long ›iece. >w Marian, clueless about what Brandon was plotting, watched him with terror. The latter dragged the rope and walked over to her. Without warning, Brandon crouched down, twined it around her legs, and secured them together.

"Brandon, what the hell are you doing? Have you lost your mind?" Marian cried out in alarm, trying to break free, but to no avail. She was helpless before the unhinged Brandon. He tied her up and then slowly stood up, his eyes boring into her, "Marian, you betting the cops won't find the evidence? No worries, tonight's gonna be just as clean!" With that, under Marian's sudden shocked gaze, he yanked down her coat again, ruthlessly stuffed it back into her mouth, and without a hint of politeness, shoved her over the railing. Marian plummeted towards the icy river below like a stone.

Her screams were trapped in her mouth.

Don and Martin, arriving just in tat the bridge, saw Marian securely bound and pushed off the edge. Both their faces drained of color as they rushed to the railing and peered down.

The construction site's floodlights were still on, illuminating the river below as if it were daytime.

Instead of crashing into the water, Marian was abruptly stopped by the rope tied around her ankles. She didn't actually fall into the river.

Don and Martin instinctively looked at Brandon One of Brandon's hands rested on a winch beside him, his expression as unreadable as ever as he watched Marian, who was scared out of her wits, dangling above the river. His jaw was clenched tight, and his hand on the winch was gripping hard. Don saw the veins on the back of his hand standing out fiercely. Every ounce of his strength was being used to stop himself from killing Marian. She deserved punishment, but not at the cost of his own life.

"Brandon." Don's eyes were fixed on Brandon's hand, terrified he might lose control and let go, while cautiously calling out his name.

Brandon didn't even glance at him.

He stood there, still as a statue, watching Marian thrash about in a panic on the river's surface, scrambling for her life. Then, slowly, his gaze drifted from her to the side, to the remains of the bridge pier that had been torn apart. The spier where Marian had intended to bury her, but due to a twist of fate, it was Sophia who ended up losing her life. As hate rekindled in his bloodshot eyes, Brandon's hand, which was resting on the control lever, suddenly jolted upward in a forceful push. The moment Marian's terrified scream filled the air, she was yanked up by the rope, dragged back into midair. [See you at the stroke of midnight for the next chapter.]