Chapter 49

She gave Brandon a puzzled look.

Brandon was gazing back at her his eyes cool and detached.

Sophia realized he was talking about Ivan.

“I’ve got no clue,’ she said. She hadn’t gotten close to Ivan, never played the lovey-dovey couple, and had no idea if he met her expectations in a romance.

But to Brandon, her answer rang with a different tune.

“No clue” meant there was room for further observation, perhaps even a chance for development.

He thought Sophia would just say “no,” like she always did to him, straight to the point – no beating around the bush, no

gray areas.

But clearly, Ivan was different in Sophia’s eyes.

This realization only added to the tightness in Brandon’s chest.

He didn’t speak another word, just silently started the engine.

Sophia shot him a glance, feeling a bit at sea. His face was still, calm as a millpond, but the tight lines of his profile betrayed the stormy mood he was emitting.

Brandon kept mum the whole drive back to the hotel.

The car came to a standstill in the underground parking of the hotel.

Once parked, Brandon unfastened his seatbelt but didn’t make a move to get out, just sat there like a statue.

looked at him,

didn’t dare to disturb him and whispered,

turned, and pushed the door open to

cracked open when suddenly a hand reached over, landing on Sophia’s,

door shut.

towards Brandon as he leaned in, “What,

were deep and

He just gave her a look, propped his palm against the back of

Sophia couldn’t say anything.

her a chance to react. His other hand wrapped around her waist, pinning her against the seat. kissing her hard and

lips were quickly

was undeniable

how to stir Sophia’s desires, especially

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rationality crumbled layer by layer

stand a

body too well, and her body vividly remembered all the reactions he elicited, his dominance, his tenderness, and the palpitations he caused while kissing her. Faced with Brandon’s intensifying kisses a mix of fierceness and gentleness, she was overwhelmed by the familiar scent and warmth

no

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getting carried away, his hand beside her ear uncontrollably sliding into her hair, firmly cradling her neck and head, tilting

of the time, Brandon kissed

was rare, as

it. Her increasingly oxygen-starved brain tumed all her

softened, his lips and tongue caressing hers,

hers, nose to nose, sharing a breath He looked into Sophia’s hazy eyes, his fingertips gently

made it hard to speak. She could only take small gasps of air,

swollen lips, his soft voice coaxing her gaze,

why?” Sophia asked breathlessly, “You’ve been

of you ending up with another man someday.

watched him, repeating her

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