Chapter 2

Brandon bee-lined home.

It was his first time ducking out of work to head back

His pad, spick and span, no longer had any traces of Sophia, except for that divorce agreement on the coffee table, all mussed up by the breeze.

Brandon reached for it

The agreement was straightforward. Sophia didn’t want a thing. What was hers before the marriage stayed hers after

Her signature was already on the dotted line

Her handwriting was gorgeous, all flowy and elegant.

Brandon zoned out staring at the signature on the divorce papers.

No clue how much time had passed when the rustling sound of the door opening snapped him back to reality

Brandon whipped his head toward the entrance.

Patricia had just stepped in, and his sudden glance startled her big time

“What’s up?” she asked, puzzled, clearly noticing the flicker of hope on Brandon’s face slowly fade into dead calm.

“Nothing much, he replied coolly. “What brings you here?”

“I was worried Sophia might be bored stiff at home alone, just dropped by to keep her company, Patricia said with a smile, moving towards him, “What’s with the sudden home run today? Something up with Sophia?”

As she spoke, her brows furrowed with concern, her head turning towards the room.

“She’s fine, Brandon said, looking at her, “Do you drop by often?”

“Not really, just now and then.”

Patricia’s face was painted with awkward embarrassment, and upon finishing her sentence, she saw Brandon’s brow furrow

She quickly changed the subject to the papers in Brandon’s hand “What’s that?”

Reaching to grab them, but before her fingertips could touch the documents, Brandon pressed them down first.

“It’s nothing. Brandon said, looking at Patricia, “No need for you to come over if there’s no issue. Sophia’s got her work. cut out for her. We’ll come visit you when we get the chance.”

“She, Patricia began, almost blurting out “What work could she possibly have?” but quickly bit her tongue, “Alright then.

She couldn’t help but remind Brandon, Sophia’s been recuperating for over a year and still no baby bump. I hope she hasn’t got some lingering issues. Have her get checked at the hospital when she can. I wouldn’t want troubles with having kids later.

Brandon said. “It’s the kid I didn’t want.”

Patricia looked at him, baffled

Brandon issued the boot. “You better head back, and don’t come around unless it’s necessary.”

Patricia’s mouth hung open, wanting to protest, but ultimately, she shut it under Brandon’s icy stare, and turned to leave.

Brandon watched the door close, glanced around the house now devoid of Suphia’s presence, heaved a long sigh, picked up his phone, and dialed his assistant Kent. “Kent, set up a meeting with the lawyer, gotta sort out this divorce

Huh? Kent was taken aback. Wasn’t it just yesterday he’d sent Sophia over? They didn’t seem to be at odds.

Brandon hall aiready hung up, tossing the divorce papers on the coffee table and stepping out the door

Sophia moved back to her smell suburban house.

Chapter

She’d bought it before getting hitched, just the right size for her solo living.

had their one-night stand, which led to the pregnancy that bound

night, she couldn’t resist her buddy Susan Cooper’s begging and tagged along to the

who never showed up to

class group chats or reunions. They were like ships

had vanished even

or what he’d done. Whenever Sophia casually prodded her high school friends, there wasn’t a peep

was swirling in her chest, but she never

she hid behind eating and drinking, unwittingly

neighborly duty, volunteered to take

moment, she ended up in his arms. The lights were off, Brandon had had a few himself, and whether it was the booze or the night’s spell, when their gazes met, the chemistry was undeniable. Alone, tipsy, and with the man she’d pined over for years,

never even had a boyfriend, but that night,

the man

to the fullest, both

as green as

it was impossible he couldn’t have had a

those two years, Sophia understood why Brandon had been single a man

made him a stickler

the only slip-up in his

And for Sophia, too.

had her life

skills. She was looking to get some advanced training and was already getting her ducks in a row to apply to the School of Architecture of

it coming. She

hadn’t played it safe that night, and because they let loose a little

also kind of ng her fingers, hoping that she was in the clear since it was supposedly her safe period. But as fate would

Sophis found out she was pregnant,

Brandon was talking marriage, having the kid and all

a fortnight since that night, and they hadn’t been in touch since. Sophia hadn’t planned on telling Brandon in the first place,

keep the test

she was hiding behind her back, and reached

“Let me see

was laced with

Sophia handed over the

report for a bit, Brandon asked her,

her head, clueless. She hadn’t anticipated this baby, and its arrival

said. “But the ball’s in your court.

“Getting married?”

was pulling her leg, but then she

her a couple of days to

sweet on Brandon for years, but she never imagined that one

over and then told Brandon, “So, let’s tie the knot.” Just like

third day, they picked up their marriage

seemed absurd, yet somehow it all fell

and the

Brandon to fizzle out

a whirlwind start and a whirlwind

years

her house, Sophia felt an

a shoe and he caught

emotional turmoil in his eyes,

thought that

for many years, which

it wasn’t the case. He was just a bit too tipsy,

heart ached with this

tiff between Brandon and his father in the study a few days

then. He was fond of you and wanted to see you married before he passed. You didn’t want him to leave with regrets, so you rushed things with Sophia. It just so happened that she was pregnant with. your child, so I didn’t say much.

reasons. Mind

liquor leads to trouble, and look at you. Because of Yolanda Frost, you wouldn’t date anyone, and then you go to some

his father Daniel Crawley, his tone icy. This is my

comes up, you jump to her defense I’m

“She’s never coming back”

could detect a different emotion in his usually calm demeanor. Clearly, this “Yolanda girl

was the first time Sophia had heard the name Yolanda, and she felt a

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