Chapter 111

The whole ride there, Brandon just kept his cool, driving in silence, not much chatter.

When they pulled up at the hotel entrance, Brandon hopped out and hauled Sophia’s suitcase down for her.

Sophia grabbed her suitcase, flashed a smile, and bid Brandon farewell.

“When you heading back?” Brandon asked.

“In a few days, I guess.” Sophia replied, still uncertain, since it all hinged on how Haley was bouncing back.

Brandon nodded, “If you need anything, give Kent a buzz.”

“Will do,” Sophia nodded back.

She gestured to the hotel lobby behind her, “Well, I’m gonna head back in.”

Brandon returned the nod, watched her enter the hotel, and didn’t move until she vanished around the elevator corner. Then he spun around and got back into his car.

Sitting in the car, he was wrapped in silence, not speeding off just yet.

The window was down, the night wind was whooshing, fluttering his hair..

Right across was the river.

River Song in the West district meandered from west to east, broad and silent. Every once in a while, you could spot a night cruise ship rumbling by.

Brandon watched the slowly receding ship, his mind at peace, the kind of calm that settled after reason had had its say.

He could totally relate to Kent’s words, longing for the old Brandon, the even-tempered one, unflappable by anything or anyone at any time.

missed that Brandon

laser-focused on work, not fretting or floundering over anyone, not tormented like a

to her, the fullness in his heart when she crossed his mind. But life

force things. Since Sophia chose to go solo, respecting her decision was the best way to honor what they

if it was over, then so be it.

his stomach at

hand to his abdomen, glanced up at

Sophia stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching that familiar

floor, not too high, giving her a clear view

curtains when she noticed

quite name the feeling in her heart a sour, tingling discomfort. After all, he was the man she’d secretly adored for so

with time and distance. Out

she couldn’t control herself.

aren’t things you can just drop with a

or even avoiding meeting was the best exit strategy for her.

Sophia’s life

she hadn’t booked a return flight and was

home at

villa incident from two years ago and hadn’t warmed up to Sophia,

to it.

had yearned for maternal love and had

her idea of earning motherly affection was simply to

worry for Mom and Dad.

she bent over backwards to be understanding and obedient, taking Laura’s scolding as a sign she wasn’t doing well enough, which

then, she didn’t know Laura wasn’t her biological mother and blamed herself for

a

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