Chapter 50

“No way, Brandon,” Sophia said softly but firmly, “Moving back here was already my bottom line, Brandon. Don’t push

me.”

Brandon’s eyes were fixed on her, but he said nothing.

Sophia stood her ground too.

Their gazes met in mid-air.

Eventually, Brandon was the first to throw in the towel. “Let’s head back.”

Sophia gave a small nod, not wanting to argue over it anymore.

She pushed open the car door and stepped out, turning to see Brandon doing the same.

Brandon hit the electronic lock to secure the car and walked around the front toward her. “Let’s go.”

Sophia nodded lightly. “Yeah.”

With that, she headed toward the elevator bay.

Brandon, originally at her side ready to walk with her, froze as a stocky figure caught his eye. He quickly draped his arm over Sophia’s shoulder, subtly sidestepping towards a pillar.

Sophia looked at him, puzzled.

Brandon gave her a zip it look, glancing casually over his shoulder.

Instinctively following his gaze, Sophia also looked back and saw two men who had just gotten out of their car and were heading towards their elevator bay.

tall and thin, the other short and portly, both in their fifties and

know their connection to Brandon, but judging by his expression, he didn’t want those

staying as a guest and the staff didn’t seem to know him, and how Susan had said nobody knew Brandon was in Wye City, she figured his business trip was

two men were heading

Brandon and Sophia were hiding was tight – it would be

their direction, Brandon pulled Sophia towards him, pushing her against the wall. He raised his hand as if to kiss

his head, and she tiptoed, mimicking a passionate kiss, even tightening her hold on Brandon’s neck as the portly

with her pull, their lips brushed

froze, instinctively looking

were deep, scarily

first impulse was to pull away, but Brandon tightened his grip

glanced at the passionately kissing couple, looked away out of politeness, and walked past with a shake of their heads and a

them, the elevator doors

kiss slowed and

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again, and after a brief pause, they simultaneously looked

aside.

“Sorry.”

“Sorry.”

at the same moment, then both fell

up.

“Mhm” and followed him

on the way up until the

the door, and Sophia followed him inside. After watching him close the door, she turned to him. “Who were those

Starlight Hotel’s Ephemoran branch, goes by the name Darcy,” Brandon said, looking at her with no intention of hiding it. “There’s

nodded. “Oh,

there, he added, his eyes still

uneasy under his

nothing, just lending

didn’t pursue the topic further. “You

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