Chapter 128

Sophia gave a slight nod, “Yeah, feeling a lot better.”

Her gaze drifted towards the little girl’s clothes on the bed, then slowly to Brandon.

Brandon glanced at the clothes, then back at her, his eyes calm and profound.

“Just saw it while shopping and couldn’t help myself,” Sophia said in a soft voice. “I had a ticket to fly back to Wye City tomorrow and thought I’d pick up some gifts for a friend on the way.”

“Which friend?” Brandon asked.

“Just a coworker, Sophia replied. “She’s really into traditional clothes, loves wearing it herself and dressing up kids in it. I thought it looked pretty, so I just went for it.”

Brandon just looked at her, saying nothing, his calm and deep gaze making Sophia inexplicably hold her breath. Her hands curled slightly from nervousness under the covers, but her face remained calm and gentle, as always.

Brandon glanced at the little girl’s clothes on the bed. “It’s pretty nice.”

Sophia nodded, “Mhm.”

She looked back at the clothes with a hint of regret, “Shame it got dirty.”

“Just buy another one,” Brandon suggested.

“Mhm,” Sophia responded quietly, her eyes involuntarily darting to the bag on the nightstand.

bag was still where she had placed it when

rummaging through

Neither did she.

this, they were on

direction of Sophia’s gaze, Brandon also glanced at the

facing them had a small zippered

things like bank cards, ID photos,

pocket earlier in the afternoon when he was getting her admitted to the hospital after

her bag, Sophia hesitated and bit her lip, “I want to grab my

started to

zippered pocket on the back.

a passerby had handed

and uncomfortable at the time, she had a

reach the bag, Brandon had already picked

do it.”

pocket as he spoke, and the phone came into view, along with two bank cards and

slightly at the sight

she had stuffed

but then hesitated and ended up stuffing it

on Sophia’s face, his gaze lingered on her for a moment,

creased, showing clear signs of

for

instinctively protested, then fell silent under Brandon’s gaze, her

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