Chapter 1

Sophia Yearwood made her way to Brandon Crawley’s office, guided by his secretary.

Two years into their marriage, this was her first time stepping foot in his company.

“Mr. Crawley is still in a meeting. Please take a seat for a moment.”

The secretary offered a warm cup of coffee with a thoughtful explanation.

“Thanks.” Sophia took the coffee politely and settled herself on the sofa, scanning the spick-and-span reception room with its minimalist gray and white decor-totally Brandon’s style

The secretary sneakily sized up Sophia too. She looked young, her wavy hair cascading over her shoulders, and bangs naturally framing her face, giving off a fresh and soft vibe. She wasn’t much of a talker.

The secretary was still reeling from the fact that the lady in front of her was Brandon’s wife.

More shocking was the idea that Brandon, who always kept his cool and stayed away from the ladies, was actually hitched.

She couldn’t picture Brandon being all lovey-dovey with a woman.

The noisy chatter from outside snapped her out of her thoughts.

The meeting might be over, the secretary said quickly, “Sit tight, I’ll go check.”

Sophia instinctively glanced towards the door.

A tall person appeared, his head slightly tilted, deep in conversation with someone next to him. The sharp profile cut through the light and shadow, his expression serious and intense.

The person next to him…

Sophia froze when she caught sight of the girl’s beaming smile and stood up without thinking.

Brandon looked up and saw her standing in front of the sofa, hesitating for a moment before frowning.

“What are you doing here?”

The girl discussing plans with him looked up at the sound of his voice and was visibly taken aback to see Sophia.

Sophia flashed a polite smile at her before turning to Brandon and handing him the file she was holding. “Your,” she started to say “Your mom,” but switched to “Mom asked me to bring this over to you.”

Brandon’s mom wasn’t thrilled about her lazing around the house, and since Sophia didn’t fancy hanging around his mom either, she took the chance to drop it off.

Brandon took the file. “Have you eaten?”

Sophia shook her head “Not yet.”

Brandon closed the file and turned to his entourage. “We’ll continue the meeting this afternoon. Everyone go have lunch.”

The girl by his side seemed to want to say something but bit her tongue, nodded obediently, and then led the curious crowd away, all of them sneaking glances at Sophia.

Brandon took Sophia down to the company’s cafeteria for lunch.

While waiting for their food, Brandon was still glued to his laptop, fingers flying over the keyboard, his usual cold focus on display.

Sophia propped her cheek with one hand, quietly watching him.

He was good looking, with sharp features and a stern brow, his noble nose casting a shadow as he looked down, radiating a cool authority.

He always looked this unflappable and aloof, even in their most intimate moments.

She had secretly crushed on him for eight years, from sixteen to twenty-four, but now, she didn’t want him anymore.

resting on her thigh was the freshly

the

anything wrong. He just didn’t love

love, so maybe not

looking at?” His deep

her gaze to

up, still busy and fixated

always thought watching Brandon work was

up when he didn’t get a response,

Sophia smiled. “Nothing.”

asked, “When did Hannah start working at your

with them for a year. She was a transfer student, while Brandon and Hannah had been classmates since their first year of high school, both the class’s heartthrobs and top students, always the go-to for school events. Rumors had swirled about them being into each other, but for some reason, they never got together, and Sophia,

were the center of attention, and she was the new kid.

Brandon’s attention had already returned to his computer, “I

and didn’t

quickly and what followed

who liked their peace,

to a couple at the next table, playfully

felt a pang

kind of intimacy was something

had eyes for work and

a well-wound clock, precise

science,

man wasn’t

Neither was she.

on your mind?” Brandon looked up, noticing

eyes with a smile and a

email notification drew Brandon’s

“Go ahead with your work. We

“Alright.”

was an hour later when

he asked as

Chapter 1

he was asking her, and then

thinking of checking out the bookstore,

you there. Don’t stay

Brandon’s assistant, someone Sophia had met a

She nodded. “Okay.”

blandly, just like their two

head home from

teased the cat with a chuckle. Look at you, totally pampered with food, litter, the whole nine yards. Can’t make a dime, but you are so extravagant! Neither being considerate nor being lucky to get pregnant. You are not a princess

was pleasant to the ear, with a hint

in her words and gave a casual hello before heading back to her

then, she only had to fend for herself, with no expectations from anyone, no need to play nice for the sake of it, and certainly no

that Patricia had never been her biggest

could get why. After all, she and Brandon

a twist of fate

had no clue about his illustrious status. She thought

she known about the worlds between them, she never would have agreed to marry

some fairy-tale hopes for the future, which made

her future, she couldn’t

in a huff, frustrated by Sophia’s quiet

the mood to cook and just ordered

messaged earlier about working late. His company was still expanding; long

grown accustomed to his busy

into the night, around eleven, Brandon finally got home,

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