Chapter 81

Brandon didn’t respond. He lingered at the door for a moment, then strode away.

Sophia watched his retreating figure, sitting on the bed motionless, not even realizing when her fingers had hit the answer button on the phone until Susan’s voice, laced with concem, broke through, “Sophia? What’s up?”

Sophia snapped back to reality, peering at her phone screen through a blurry gaze, she saw Susan’s worried face.

“What’s wrong? Susan’s voice softened, tinged with caution.

Sophia shook her head slightly. “It’s nothing.”

Susan asked, “Did Brandon come over?”

Sophia nodded gently, “Yeah.”

“So, did you guys?” She hesitated, glancing at Sophia, wanting to ask if Brandon had managed to stop her, but seeing Sophia clad in the hospital gown with puffy eyes, the words got stuck in her throat. Instead, she shifted to a gentle reassurance, “It’s alright, there’s no hurdle we can’t get over”

Sophia managed a weak smile, “Yeah.”

got a waiter to take it up to her. He didn’t leave, just stood at the restaurant entrance, watching

times what their child

her in the hospital, lying weakly on the bed with tearful eyes as she was wheeled out by nurses, made Brandon turn away, his stomach churning with familiar spasms as his emotions rolled, filled with the scene of Sophia with tear–filled eyes begging him to let her go. The stomach cramps worsened, but then his thoughts drifted back to that summer years ago when

tranquil look in her

crisply tore it in two with a swift exchange

throw it away, but then his hands paused mid–air, frozen. After a long silence, he withdrew his hands, pocketing the crumpled DNA report once more, looked towards

into the patient’s room.

the ward, a short distance away, peering through

and Sophia took a few bites before

porridge, didn’t approach, just silently observed the Sophia inside the room as she lay down and drifted into a shallow sleep.

then

tucking her in, “Take a

“Mhm, and closed

bed for a while, then

room was empty, the hospital gown and blanket neatly folded on the bed. Brandon chuckled and

Sophia, just busied himself with work at the hotel, unable to engage with

Sophia’s school, but didn’t

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