The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel Chapter 719

Brandon glanced at her, "A little, yeah."

Sophia wasn't surprised by his honesty. Ever since they met, he had always been open with her about everything.

So she went ahead and asked, "What's bothering you?"

"I reached a cooperation agreement with Harvey Ferber about the docks. Kent thinks I only did it because of you, so he wanted you to know." Brandon explained softly, his gaze steady on her. "But I don't want you to feel burdened by this. The collaboration between Starlight Group and the Ferber Group is purely strategic, without any personal favors involved, so there's no need for you to worry."

He wasn't telling the whole truth, but he wasn't lying either.

Sophia nodded, understanding, but she couldn't help but feel uneasy about Kent's unusual behavior recently.

"You're really not compromising because of me?" she asked gently. "My godmother and the others saving me is between them and me. I'm the one who owes them a debt of gratitude, but business is business. Please don't make any concessions on my behalf; otherwise, I won't be able to live with myself."

Brandon smiled at her and then stepped forward to embrace her gently.

"Don't worry, I never make concessions like that," he whispered in her ear, somewhat skirting around the issue.

Then he looked her in the eyes with sincerity. "But you're wrong about one thing. Your issues are my issues too. They saved you, so this gratitude is something I need to repay as well."

"But..."

Sophia wanted to argue, but maybe because she hadn't been back long enough, she couldn't fully rely on Brandon emotionally yet. His unconditional kindness made her feel guilty.

But before she could finish, Brandon spoke softly, "Sophia, don't push me out of your world. We don't need to separate what's yours and what's mine."

Sophia paused, looking up at him.

Brandon met her gaze steadily. "In the past, we drew too many boundaries between each other and missed out on a lot. But we could try living like other couples, no boundaries, no formalities, okay?"

"But..." Sophia hesitated, thinking she could agree to this in everyday matters, but this was too significant.

"I think gratitude can be a heavy emotional burden. You don't have to carry it for me," she insisted.

"I'm not carrying it for you," Brandon said earnestly, "because without them, I wouldn't have had the chance to get you back. This gratitude is mine, independent of you. So whatever I do because of it, it's from my own heart, not related to you, got it?"

Under his serious yet calm gaze, Sophia was finally convinced and nodded slowly, "Okay."

Brandon finally smiled, his hand instinctively ruffling her hair. "Alright, let's not dwell on it any longer. Go freshen up."

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