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.”

deliver it himself. He paid for the delivery service and got a waiter to take it up to her. He didn’t leave, just stood

his mind, the words “Clinical Diagnosis. Early Pregnancy that moved him so much at the moment they caught his eye. He had imagined countless times what their child might look like, whether like him or Sophia, or a mix

begging him to let her go. The stomach cramps worsened, but then his thoughts drifted back to that summer years ago when she stood on the stage with her teacher and introduced herself in a calm and graceful manner, “Hi everyone, I’m Sophia,” her slightly

and tranquil look in her eyes, which were so clearly the eyes of

report from his pocket, crisply tore it in two with a swift exchange

silence, he withdrew his hands, pocketing the crumpled DNA report once more, looked towards the hospital, and then turned to

didn’t step into

away, peering through the slightly

a few bites before setting it aside, her appetite absent.

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

met silently, then both looked

tucking her in,

uttered a soft “Mhm, and closed her eyes.

a while, then his phone

returned, the room was empty, the hospital gown and blanket neatly folded on the bed. Brandon chuckled and shook his head, not bothering to investigate where Sophia had

seek out Sophia, just busied himself with work

the fourth day, Brandon waited Sophia’s school, but

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