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.

and Brandon had their one-night stand,

buddy Susan Cooper’s begging and

never showed up to these things, would be there

and Brandon lost all contact, didn’t join the class group chats or reunions. They were like

vanished even

or what he’d done. Whenever Sophia casually prodded

mix of thrilled and nervous. The crush she never dared to voice was swirling in her chest, but she never found the courage to spill it, even talking to him was stiff

show, she hid behind eating and drinking,

volunteered to take her home

alone, and 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

but that night, she

gaze and the man she’d fantasized

to the fullest, both inexperienced

green as her

his family background and looks, it was impossible he couldn’t have

been single a man wholly devoted to his

also made him a

was probably the

And for Sophia, too.

her life all

and was already getting her ducks in a row to apply to the School of Architecture of Apex Engineering University. But one unexpected night threw a

saw it coming.

and because they let loose a little too

ng her fingers, hoping that she was in the clear since it was supposedly her safe period. But as

found out she was pregnant, she was at sixes

Brandon was talking marriage, having the kid

Brandon in the first place,

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

she was

“Let me see

but it was laced

Sophia handed

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

hadn’t anticipated this baby, and its arrival had totally

the ball’s in your court. If you’re not

“Getting married?”

her leg, but then she

couple of days to

sweet on Brandon for years, but she never

Brandon, “So, let’s tie the knot.” Just

they

yet somehow

never imagined that she and the kid

she expect her marriage to Brandon to fizzle out before their

a whirlwind start

two years felt

in her house, Sophia felt an aching emptiness

she almost tripped over a shoe and he caught her,

could still remember the focus and the emotional turmoil in his eyes,

had thought that

had harbored feelings for many years, which led to that night’s

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

ached with this

overhearing a tiff between Brandon and his father in the study a few days ago when she was

rushed things with Sophia. It just so happened that she was pregnant with. your child, so I didn’t say much. It gave

got my reasons. Mind your

Yolanda Frost, you wouldn’t date anyone, and then you go to some damn reunion, and next thing you know, that woman sneaks into

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

jump to her defense I’m just asking, what

“She’s never coming back”

of the rare moments she could detect a different emotion in his usually calm demeanor.

first time Sophia had heard the name Yolanda, and

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