Chapter 42

“Nah, you go take a break Brandon olanced back at her. “The kitchen’s all smoky, not a good place for you.”

“I’m fine, really. I used to cook for myself, got used to the smell”

Sophia said, making her way to the countertop full of ingredients She picked up a carrot and the peeler, ready to chip in, but Brandon turned around, snatched the carrot and peeler out of her hands.

“Be a good girl, go chill in the living room or head back to your room for a rest, Brandon said “You need to take it easy right now, steer clear of the heavy lifting

His voice wasn’t loud, nor was his tone forceful, but there was an undertone of authority that brooked no argument.

Sophia hadn’t forgotten how Brandon’s demeanor had turned icy when Yolanda came up during their ride home. She was still not quite used to his mood swings, so she just nodded lightly, murmured a soft “Mhmm, and hesitated before leaving the kitchen. Not wanting to just retreat to her room and wait to be served dinner, she settled on the living room

couch

kitchen by himself, having shed his suit jacket upon entering the home but not yet changed. into something more comfortable. He still wore

The white shirt and black pants gave him an aura of refined asceticism Just

the lights Those moments, Brandon would kiss her while simultaneously shedding his jacket and undoing buttons. The crisp white shirt would gain soft wrinkles from their deepening kisses, and the clearly defined muscles on his chest would tease her as buttons

were almost perfectly in

or something else, Brandon was a

Sophia’s heart would beat twice as hard for

at her, his unintentional sighs,

with tenderness and desire in his gaze, seemed to possess the full spectrum of human emotions, unlike the usually strict,

that Brandon was a rare

suddenly turned

slow to hide, collided with

the faint regret and nostalgia in her

knitted slightly, his gaze deepening

flushed with the embarrassment of being caught, and she awkwardly shifted her

set down his kitchen utensils, walking over

he asked, his voice maintaining its usual calm and

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