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

the habit of rummaging through her

Neither did she.

this, they were on the

gaze, Brandon also glanced

facing them

ID photos, and

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

Sophia hesitated and bit her lip, “I want to

she started to

phone was in the zippered pocket on the back.

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

at the time, she had a vague memory of it.

could reach the bag, Brandon had already picked it up for her.

do it.”

as he spoke, and the phone came into view, along with

changed slightly at the sight of

discharge summary she had stuffed into the pocket the night

thought about tearing it up and throwing it away, but then hesitated and ended up stuffing

the startled look on Sophia’s face, his gaze lingered on her for a moment, and then slowly settled on the yellowed piece of

clear signs of being handled.

for

fell silent under Brandon’s gaze, her own eyes growing

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