Chapter 51

Kent just didn’t get it. Why the heck did they need to dig into Sophia’s childhood past? Couldn’t they just straight-up ask her if something was up?

He recalled that although Brandon and Sophia had split, they weren’t exactly at each other’s throats.

Brandon wasn’t in the mood to spill the beans. “Just do it,” was all he said.

Kent asked, “Can I just hit up Ms. Yearwood directly?”

To him, it seemed like the no-brainer way to go. But Brandon gave him a glance that said, “Do I look like I’m all mouth and no trousers?”

Kent clammed up. Brandon sure had that ‘button your lip’ vibe going on.

Brandon could see right through him. “What’s with the face?”

Kent straightened up, “Nothing.”

Then, pounding his chest for emphasis, he promised, “I’ll get to the bottom of it, for sure.”

But his curiosity got the better of him again, “Mr. Crawley, can I ask why we’re digging into this?”

He blurted it out but worried about setting Brandon off, quickly adding. “It’ll help me zero in on what I need to find out.”

“You don’t need to zero in on anything,” Brandon shot him down. “Just suss out her relationship with her family, check if she’s the real deal Yearwood kid, any special stuff from when she was a nipper.”

“Huh?” Kent was baffled again, his curiosity rearing its head, “But why?”

As soon as he looked up, he was met with Brandon’s icy stare and promptly zipped his lips.

on it right away,” he managed

want an update

that, Brandon ended the call, and

surprised look on Sophia’s face that morning

vacant, lost look, as if she recognized the thing, but when they later talked,

his palm was idly spinning as his fingers pressed down

and he was perhaps unintentionally merging Sophia with Yolanda in his mind.

resemblance between them would send his heart racing, afraid

didn’t know why he was so fixated on seeing them as one, even though Sophia had clearly stated she wasn’t

loneliest times of his life. Her presence back then was too wonderful, a kind of beautiful solace

could Sophia not

could she not?

Brandon abruptly stood up to call Martin, Yolanda’s

the wall clock, he realized it was the dead

to wake Martin. But

wait, the call

was terse and groggy with sleep, but

Brandon’s tone matched the

as he sat up, “What’s up, calling at this

Ran into a girl a few days ago who might be

“Where did you

replied, “The

her contact

at Apex Engineering University, “But ! stumbled upon her work badge. She

you, come by tomorrow,” Brandon suggested.

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