Chapter 20

san froze for a second when she got the message, then it hit her like a ton of bricks that sending that pic to Sophia was a no go. She had already chosen to study abroad to dodge any news about Brandon, giving herself some breathing room to gradually get over everything to do with him. Yet, here she was, unknowingly stirring the pot.

[Alight she shot back a quick reply to Sophia, keeping it short and sweet Being as tight as thieves, she knew Sophia wasn’t ticked off and didn’t need an apology a simple chat would do the trick.

Sophia replied with an emoji smile just as fast no long-winded message, but it was an unspoken agreement to let sleeping dogs he

Susan couldn’t help but smile back at Sophia’s emoji, zoning out while staring at her phone screen until a shadow

seemed to

over it

On autopilot she looked up and was caught off guard by Brandon standing right in front of her.

Brandon stood there, his tall frame and his chilly vibe instantly making her feel like she was in the hot seat.

flashed an awkward grin. “What are you doing here?”

word, just reached out his hand.

puzzled “Give you

The one you just snapped

Susan was in silence

didn’t rush her, just watched her calmly and patiently, his hand still outstretched. Despite not being pushy, the bottomless calm in his eyes put

before handing it over

touch of the phone

he said already focusing on

deep pleasant voice filled the air, Susan snapped back to her senses. Her phone screen was still on the WhatsApp

but it was too late. Brandon had already seen Sophia’s WhatsApp response She could clearly see his gaze linger on the screen, his usually composed face turning frosty, the

she reached for the phone in his grip, trying to

budge

through the chat history. He just stared at the two lines on

single now, free to choose the life he wants. Don’t

with work stuff, but let’s not talk about Brandon anymore. Honestly, I’d rather not know anything about

way Hannah’s looking at Brandon.

the shadow of the photo was faintly

the photo, glanced at it, and put it away, his face

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