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 them together

couldn’t resist her buddy Susan Cooper’s begging and tagged along

showed up

didn’t join the class group chats or reunions. They were like ships

Brandon had vanished

what he’d done. Whenever Sophia casually prodded her high school friends, there

was swirling in her chest, but she never found the courage to spill it, even talking to him was stiff and formal, especially with him sitting right next

show, she hid behind eating

neighborly duty, volunteered

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 booze or the night’s spell, when their gazes met, the chemistry was undeniable.

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

gaze and the man

to the fullest, both inexperienced but incredibly

expected Brandon to be as green as her in

background and looks, it was impossible he

a man wholly

strict upbringing also made him

the only slip-up in

And for Sophia, too.

had her life all mapped

a decent amount of 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 of Architecture of Apex Engineering University.

it coming. She was

that night, and because they let loose a little too much,

pharmacy for the morning-after pill. She was also kind of ng her fingers, hoping that she was in the clear since

was pregnant, she

having the kid and all

since. Sophia hadn’t planned on telling Brandon in the first place, but as luck would have it,

to keep the test

report she was hiding behind her back, and

“Let me see

sentence, but it was laced with an

handed

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

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

the ball’s

“Getting married?”

She thought Brandon was pulling her leg, but then she

her a couple of days to

years, but she never imagined that

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

the third day, they picked up their marriage

somehow it

never imagined that she and the kid weren’t meant

marriage to Brandon to fizzle out before their third

start and a whirlwind

past two years felt

by familiar things in her house,

tripped over a shoe and he caught her, the intense

in his eyes,

thought that was

her, had harbored feelings for many

the case. He was just a

ached with this

his father in the study a few days ago when she was

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

my reasons. Mind

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

abruptly cut off his father Daniel Crawley,

her defense I’m just

“She’s never coming back”

rare moments she could detect a different emotion

time Sophia had heard the name Yolanda, and she

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