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.

had placed it when she

of rummaging through her bag

Neither did she.

this, they were on the

of Sophia’s gaze, Brandon also glanced at the bag.

side of the bag facing them had a small zippered

bank cards, ID photos, and her phone-stuff she needed to

had taken her driver license from that very pocket earlier in the afternoon when he was getting

hesitated and bit her

to reach

was in the zippered pocket on

the hospital at noon after their stroll in the alley, a passerby had handed the phone back, and he’d casually slipped

uncomfortable at the time, she had a vague memory

reach the bag, Brandon had already picked it

do it.”

spoke, and the phone came into view,

changed slightly at the sight of that paper.

was the hospital discharge summary she had stuffed into the

it away, but then hesitated and ended up stuffing it into the pocket of

his gaze lingered on her for a moment, and then

creased, showing clear

reached for

Brandon’s gaze,

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