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

couldn’t resist her buddy Susan Cooper’s begging

showed up to these things, would be

Brandon lost all contact, didn’t join the class group chats or reunions. They were like ships passing in the night, briefly crossing paths before vanishing

had vanished

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

but she never found the courage to spill it, even talking to him was stiff and formal, especially

afraid it’d show, she hid behind eating and drinking, unwittingly getting

duty, volunteered to

Brandon, quick on the uptake, caught her and in the inertia of the moment, she ended up in his arms. The lights were

even had a boyfriend, but that night, she got lost in Brandon’s deep. soft, yet

the gaze and the

they indulged to the fullest, both inexperienced but incredibly

to be as green

looks, it was impossible he couldn’t have had a

those two years, Sophia understood why Brandon had been single a man wholly devoted to his work didn’t have the spare effort or time

upbringing also made him a

the only slip-up in

And for Sophia, too.

had her life all

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

saw it coming. She was

they let loose a little

ng her fingers,

found out she was pregnant,

marriage, having the kid and

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 at the hospital where he was

was a bit red-faced and wanted to keep the

of the HCG report she was hiding behind her

“Let me see

a simple, calm sentence, but it was laced with an

Sophia handed over the

staring at the report for a bit, Brandon asked her,

shook her head, clueless. She hadn’t anticipated this baby, and its arrival had totally scrambled her

towards us getting married and having the baby, Brandon said. “But the ball’s in

“Getting married?”

gobsmacked. She thought Brandon was pulling her leg, but then she

a couple of days to

years, but she never imagined that one day he’d

told Brandon, “So, let’s tie the knot.” Just like during a divorce, he simply nodded in agreement,

day, they picked

seemed absurd, yet somehow

never imagined that she and the kid

to Brandon to fizzle out

start and a

two years

things in her house, Sophia

over a shoe and he caught her,

his eyes, and even now, her heart skipped a beat at the

had thought that

harbored feelings for many years, which led to

was just a bit too tipsy, that’s

heart ached with this

his father in the study a few days

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,

got my reasons. Mind your own

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

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

about her. Every time she comes up, you jump to her defense I’m just asking, what if Yolanda comes back? Don’t forget, you

“She’s never coming back”

a bit. It was one of the rare moments she could detect a different emotion in

had heard the name Yolanda, and

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