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.

at

expression, she didn’t dare to disturb him

her seatbelt, turned, and

had barely cracked open when suddenly a hand reached over, landing on

door shut.

Brandon as

were

say a word. He just gave her a look, propped his palm against the back of her seat, and then leaned in, kissing

Sophia couldn’t say anything.

other hand wrapped around her waist, pinning

lips were quickly

Invasion was undeniable

Brandon exactly how to stir Sophia’s

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crumbled layer by layer

didn’t stand

her 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

Brandon showed no signs

Chapter 49

getting carried away, his hand beside her ear uncontrollably sliding into her hair, firmly cradling her neck and head, tilting it back slightly as his heavy breath filled the

time, Brandon kissed her

rare, as if he

couldn’t fathom it. Her increasingly oxygen-starved brain tumed all

Brandon’s kisses softened, his lips and tongue caressing hers,

a while, he finally let her go 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

foggy 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 the erratic

gaze, “All the incompatibilities you’ve mentioned, I can try to change. We can

Sophia asked breathlessly, “You’ve been acting

man someday. I don’t want to see

repeating her question,

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