Chapter 4

Sophia chuckled awkwardly, “I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, just happened to walk by. I’m really sorry for causing such a hassle for you and your folks This whole marriage was a comedy of errors, anyway. We’re from different worlds You’ve got your own true love, and I’ve got my pride. Your parents can’t stand me, and I’m not about to twist myself into a pretzel to fit in. So, let’s just call it quits, shall we?”

Brandon’s eyes were locked onto her, his lips pressed into a thin line, silent.-

Sophia held his gaze quietly too.

I know my family background and personal circumstances might not be up to par with yours, but there’s someone out there who’ll think I’m the bee’s knees. I won’t force a square peg into a round hole, Sophia said with a smile, “I wish you and Yolanda all the best May you lovebirds find your happily ever after.”

Brandon remained silent

Sophia didn’t push the conversation further. She offered a polite smile and turned to head back to her room.

“Yolanda is Mr. Frost’s youngest daughter. She went missing when she was five. I was the one who lost sight of her, Brandon suddenly spoke up

Sophia turned around in surprise

“If she’s still alive, she’d be about your age, he continued, locking eyes with her.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know about her.” Sophia instinctively apologized.

“It’s fine,” Brandon cut her off. “There’s no issue of one of us not being good enough for the other. I’m sorry I didn’t take better care of you”

“It’s my fault, Sophia said.

“It’s not on you,” Brandon exhaled softly, regaining his usual composure, “I’ll have the lawyers handle the divorce, and make sure the assets are divided fairly

“No need,” Sophia declined with a smile, “It really wasn’t anything to do with me anyway.”

Brandon didn’t respond, just watched her quietly from a short distance, his gaze as deep and still as a dark, bottomless pool

Sophia’s smile faltered, her hand gesturing towards the back, “Well. I’ll be off then”

Brandon stepped forward and enveloped her in a

ear, then quickly let go and walked away without looking

stretched by the lights, remained firm and resolute. devoid

was the Brandon she

but chuckle, but soon her tears

some reason, she couldn’t, and

deleted Brandon’s WhatsApp and phone

was lucky. Her

found

in, she saw her brother Aaron Yearwood lounging on the couch playing video games, looking

six years her senior, was a handsome guy with a decent education. He’d been a hard worker in his student days. but as the only son their mother Laura Yearwood had spoiled him rotten, never wanting him to endure hardship This codding had inadvertently bred laziness in him. He couldn’t handle the grind, had lofty ideals but low work ethic,

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He’d either complain about the mundane work wasting his life, gripe about the low salary not worth his time, or claim his boss was a bonehead who didn’t get him in the end, it was always someone else’s fault, never his. So, seven or eight years post-graduation, he had achieved zilch, always daydreaming about striking it rich with his own startup, draining his parents’ retirement funds in the process. Loads of start-ups, loads of money down the drain, but never a success, just

and immediately came out, her eyes instinctively scanning behind Sophia, Sophia? Why are you back

absorbed in his game, looked up instinctively toward Sophia’s

he then asked Sophia, “Did you two have

Sophia replied, “No.”

did you talk to him? Tell him to give me that resort project. They need someone to do it anyway, better the money goes

lighting, hot property. The sales office has been on our backs, urging us to put

you guys have the money,

thinking of asking

her “Mom, a villa costs millions. You’re asking to borrow one million just like that, with

But once your brother lands the resort project, he’ll have the money

on us. We don’t need your money, just a

back with interest.

going to offer for the project? You’ve got no experience, no connections, no

estate. After hearing from his fair-weather friends that construction

plan to do the work himself but to subcontract it at a higher price, then offload it to someone

playing and his real caliber. She’d always shut him

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