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?”

just reached out his hand. Give it

was puzzled “Give

one you just

Susan was in silence

not being pushy, the bottomless calm in his eyes put Susan under a ton

before handing it over

the phone hit his

focusing on the phone in

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

she blurted out, reaching to snatch her phone back, 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 peaceful aura around him chilling just a

hand trembling as she reached for the phone in his grip, trying

budge

through the chat history. He just stared

[He’s single now, free to choose the life he wants. Don’t fret about it

hand with work stuff, but let’s not talk about Brandon anymore.

before [Check out the way Hannah’s looking at Brandon. I’d bet my bottom dollar

the shadow of the photo was faintly

the photo, glanced at it, and put it away, his face still calm as he stared at

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