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.

managed to say after regaining

update by tomorrow.”

the call, and the peace returned to his ears.

thoughts drifted to the surprised look on Sophia’s face that morning when

didn’t know why Sophia had that vacant, lost look, as if she recognized the thing, but when they later

in his palm was idly spinning as his fingers pressed down rhythmically.

aware that Sophia might not be Yolanda Frost, and he was perhaps unintentionally merging Sophia with Yolanda in his mind.

detail, any slight resemblance between them would send his heart racing, afraid he’d miss

clearly stated she wasn’t Yolanda. But Brandon knew deep down, he

young Yolanda had been with him through the darkest and loneliest times of his life. Her presence back then

not be

could she not?

his hand stilled, and Brandon abruptly stood up to call Martin, Yolanda’s brother. The

the wall clock, he realized it was the dead of night back

better than to disturb him further; it wasn’t urgent enough to wake Martin. But while reason was one thing, the clamor in his heart

the call was finally picked

and groggy with sleep, but the underlying manners prevented a

tone matched

sleepiness receded as he sat up, “What’s up, calling

in Wye City. Ran into a girl a

“Where did you see

“The Starlight Hotel.”

contact info?”

Brandon looked out at Apex Engineering University, “But ! stumbled upon her work badge. She seems to be a student at the School of

with you, come by

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