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

didn’t dare to disturb him and whispered, “I’ll head

seatbelt, turned, and pushed the

suddenly a hand reached

door shut.

Sophia looked towards Brandon as

were

propped his palm against the back of her seat, and then leaned in, kissing

Sophia couldn’t say anything.

chance to react. His other hand wrapped around her waist, pinning

parted lips

Invasion was undeniable

of marriage had taught Brandon exactly how to stir Sophia’s desires, especially when she least

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rationality crumbled layer by layer

didn’t stand

he elicited, his dominance, his tenderness, and the palpitations he caused while kissing her. Faced with

Brandon showed no

Chapter 49

beside her ear uncontrollably sliding into her hair, firmly cradling her neck and head, tilting it

of the time, Brandon

was rare, as if he was

increasingly oxygen-starved brain tumed

and tongue caressing hers, his breath gradually calming

but didn’t pull away entirely, his palm still gently cupping her cheek, forehead resting. against hers, nose to nose, sharing a breath He looked into Sophia’s hazy eyes, his fingertips gently caressing her cheek as he spoke in a raspy voice,

mind slowly regained a bit of clarity, but her uneven breaths made it hard to speak. She could only take small gasps of air, trying to settle

swollen lips, his soft voice coaxing her gaze, “All the incompatibilities you’ve mentioned, I can try to change. We can always find a

been acting strange these

thought of you ending up with another man someday. I don’t want to see you with another man, he

him, repeating her

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