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.

where she had placed it

never had the habit of rummaging through her bag or

Neither did she.

were on

Brandon also

side of the bag facing them had a small zippered pocket.

photos, and

that very pocket earlier in the afternoon when he was getting her admitted to the

hesitated and bit her lip, “I

to reach

was in the zippered pocket on the back.

after their stroll in the alley, a passerby had

time, she had a vague

Brandon had already picked it up

me do it.”

pocket as he spoke, and the phone came into view,

at the sight of that paper.

hospital discharge summary she had stuffed into the pocket the night before.

throwing it away, but then hesitated and ended up stuffing it

his gaze lingered on her for a moment, and then slowly

clear signs of being handled.

for

fell silent under Brandon’s gaze, her own eyes

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