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.

place where she and Brandon had their one-night

Cooper’s begging and tagged along to

guy who never showed up to these things, would

or reunions.

vanished even

one knew where he’d gone or what he’d done. Whenever Sophia casually prodded her high school

never found the courage to spill it, even talking to him

and afraid it’d show, she hid

neighborly duty, volunteered to take her home

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. Alone, tipsy, and with the man she’d pined over for years, their locked

one for casual hook-ups. She’d never even had a boyfriend, but that night,

was the gaze and the man she’d fantasized about

indulged to the fullest, both inexperienced but

expected Brandon to be as green as her in love and other

and looks, it was impossible he

been single a man wholly devoted to his

strict upbringing also made him a stickler

was probably the only slip-up in his

And for Sophia, too.

life all

looking to get some advanced training and was already getting her ducks in a

never saw it coming. She

it safe that night, and because they let loose a little too much, they both overslept the next day.

pill. She was also kind of ng her fingers, hoping that she was in the clear since it was supposedly her

was pregnant, she was at sixes

talking marriage, having the kid

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

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

report she was hiding behind

“Let me see

was laced with an aura that brooked

handed

for a bit, Brandon asked her, “What’s your game

this baby,

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

“Getting married?”

was pulling her leg, but then she saw him

couple of days to mull it

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

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 nodded in

third day, they picked

absurd, yet somehow

and the kid weren’t meant to

marriage to Brandon to fizzle out before

a whirlwind start and a

past two years

things in her house,

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

in his eyes,

thought

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

it wasn’t the case. He was just

heart ached

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

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

my reasons. Mind

Because of Yolanda Frost, you wouldn’t date anyone, and then you go to

Daniel Crawley, his tone icy. This

you jump to her defense I’m just asking, what if

“She’s never coming back”

voice faded a bit. It was one of the rare moments she could detect a different emotion in his usually calm

time Sophia had heard the name Yolanda,

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