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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”

and enveloped her in

care of yourself, he whispered in her ear, then quickly let go

watching his retreating figure. His tall silhouette, stretched by the lights, remained firm and resolute. devoid of any hesitation or dragging of

the Brandon

but soon her tears started to

for some reason,

her room, she deleted Brandon’s

Her

day before leaving the country, Sophia found time to

walked in, she saw her brother Aaron Yearwood lounging on 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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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

and immediately came out, her eyes instinctively scanning behind

his game, looked up instinctively toward Sophia’s

then asked Sophia, “Did

Sophia replied, “No.”

his legs from the coffee table, Oh right, did you talk to him? Tell him to give me that resort project. They need someone to do it anyway, better the money goes to me than

“That lakeside villa is really nice, spacious with great lighting, hot property. The sales office has been on our backs, urging us to put down a deposit. If we don’t do it this week, someone else will snatch

the

said. “We were thinking of asking Brandon to lend

million just like that, with no way to pay it back That’s not

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

count on us. We don’t need your

back with interest.

no experience, no connections, no capital, no credentials. You think your shell

she married Brandon, Aaron thought he’d hit the jackpot, knowing that Brandon’s family was involved in real estate. After hearing from his fair-weather friends that construction

at a higher price, then offload it to someone else for

real caliber. She’d always shut him down, keeping him

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