The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 760

“So what happened after that?”

Sophia's voice was barely a whisper. Her eyes had turned red and watery, filled with apology, guilt, and a deep ache for him.

“After that...” Brandon's gaze drifted into the distance, as if he could see straight through the night to that painful memory.

“You didn’t even givea chance to say goodbye. You begged me, through tears, to leave you alone. You said you truly wanted a

fresh start, that trying to fit into my world was too much. Everyone around me, myself included, made you feel out of place. You

askedto stop disrupting your life.” His voice grew rough, barely above a murmur. The memory of her tearful pleading still felt

like someone squeezing his heart, leaving it bruised and aching.

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She had never begged him for anything—not like that. But that day, with softest desperation, she forced him to do the cruelest

thing.

He'd been furious—hurt beyond words—but in the end,pletely helpless. He couldn't bear to see her in pain, yet he couldn't let

her go either.

When you're pushed to the edge like that, all you want is to hold on, even if it means ignoring her suffering, ignoring her pleas—

just clinging to each other, no matter how much it hurts, right up to the bitter end.

But every harsh thought dissolved the moment he saw her tears.

“] went to get you ssoup. | knew the moment | stepped out of that hospital room, you'd vanish,” Brandon said, glancing at her

and shaking his head with a bittersweet smile. “You'd juste out of surgery, and | couldn't let you leave in such a weak state. |

told you to stay put, and you listened. But the next minute, while | was taking a phone call, you lefta goodbye note and

disappeared. Then you went straight to the university to arrange your leave of absence.”

“I'm sorry...” Sophia’s apology slipped out before she could stop it. Even now, she couldn't recall what she felt when she decided to

cut everything off so abruptly.

“It'swho should be sorry.” Brandon gently took her hand. “I shouldn't have disturbed you back then. The baby, your studies—

they were both new beginnings for you, things you'd pinned your hopes on. And you nearly gave them up for me. So while you

were in school, | didn’t dare reach out. | never expected that choice to costthe chance to watch Theresa grow up, to be there