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.

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

this tiny place where she and Brandon had their

her buddy Susan Cooper’s begging and tagged along to the

the guy who never showed

chats or reunions. They were like

had vanished even

done. Whenever Sophia

she never dared to voice was swirling in her chest, but she never found the

afraid it’d show, she hid behind eating

of neighborly duty, volunteered to take her home after

although she was a bit drunk, she wasn’t out cold. Still, the alcohol did a number on her balance. In her tiny one-room house, she tripped over shoes left by the door as soon as she entered. Brandon, quick on the uptake, caught her and in the inertia of the moment, she ended up in his arms. The lights were off, Brandon had had a few himself, and whether it was the

never even had a boyfriend, but that night, she got

the man she’d fantasized about

indulged to the fullest,

Brandon to be as green as

and looks, it was impossible

why Brandon had been single a man wholly devoted

also made him a

the

And for Sophia, too.

life all mapped

some advanced training and was already getting her ducks in a row to apply to the School of

never saw it coming.

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

fingers, hoping that she was in the clear

was pregnant, she was

was talking marriage, having the

had only been a fortnight since that night, and they hadn’t been in touch since. Sophia hadn’t planned on telling Brandon in the first place, but as luck would have it, she bumped into him

a bit red-faced and wanted to keep the test results under wraps, but

of the HCG report she was hiding behind her back, and reached out for

“Let me see

was laced with an aura

handed

at the report for a bit, Brandon asked her, “What’s your

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

and having the baby, Brandon said. “But the ball’s in your court.

“Getting married?”

leg, but then she saw

gave her a couple of

years, but she never

days to think it over and then told Brandon, “So, let’s tie the knot.” Just like during a divorce, he simply nodded

they

yet somehow it all

never imagined that she and the kid

she expect her marriage to Brandon to fizzle

a whirlwind start

past two years felt like

her house,

almost tripped over a shoe and he caught her, the intense

remember the focus and the emotional turmoil in his eyes, and even now, her heart skipped a beat

had thought that was

for many years, which led to that

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

ached with

and his father in the

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. It gave your grandpa peace, but it’s been two years, and that child wasn’t meant to be with you guys You’re not planning to drag

my reasons. Mind your own

to trouble, and look at you. Because of Yolanda Frost, you wouldn’t date anyone, and then you go to some damn reunion, and next thing

Brandon abruptly cut off his father Daniel Crawley, his tone

she comes up, you jump to her defense I’m just asking, what if Yolanda comes

“She’s never coming back”

detect a

time Sophia had heard the

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