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 she first

had the habit of rummaging through

Neither did she.

they were on the same

direction of Sophia’s gaze, Brandon also glanced at

side of the bag facing them

like bank cards, ID photos, and her phone-stuff

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

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

she started to

zippered pocket

in the alley, a passerby had handed the phone back, and he’d casually slipped

groggy and uncomfortable at the time, she

reach the bag, Brandon had already picked it up

me do it.”

and the phone came into view, along with two bank cards

changed slightly at the sight

discharge summary she had stuffed into the pocket the night

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

face, his gaze lingered on

showing clear signs of being

reached for the yellowed paper.

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

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