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.

it was in this tiny place where she and Brandon had their one-night stand, which led to the pregnancy that

resist her buddy Susan Cooper’s

who never showed up to

she and 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 into

Brandon had vanished even

he’d done. Whenever Sophia casually prodded

was swirling in her chest, but she never found the courage to spill

afraid it’d show, she hid

neighborly duty, volunteered to take

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 booze or the night’s spell, when their gazes met, the chemistry was undeniable. Alone, tipsy, and with the man

never even had a boyfriend, but

the gaze and the man she’d

to the fullest, both inexperienced

expected Brandon to be as green as her

background and looks, it was impossible he

been single a man wholly devoted to his work didn’t have

upbringing also made him a

the

And for Sophia, too.

life all

looking to get some advanced training and was already getting

it

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

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

was pregnant,

Brandon was talking marriage, having the kid

in the first place, but as luck would

red-faced and wanted to keep the test

she was hiding behind her back, and

“Let me see

a simple, calm sentence, but it was laced with an aura that brooked

Sophia handed

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

this baby, and

the baby, Brandon said. “But the ball’s in your court. If you’re not up for

“Getting married?”

She thought Brandon was pulling her leg,

her a couple of days

sweet on Brandon for years, but she

between confusion and longing, 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 agreement,

they picked up their marriage

somehow it

never imagined that she and the

Brandon

whirlwind start

years

house, Sophia felt an aching

tripped over a shoe and he caught her, the intense look in his eyes

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

thought

feelings for many

wasn’t the case. He was just a bit too tipsy, that’s

ached with this

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

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

can i not? They say liquor leads 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 you know, that woman

Crawley,

jump to her defense I’m just asking, what if Yolanda comes back? Don’t forget, you

“She’s never coming back”

she could detect

Sophia had heard the name Yolanda, and she

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