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.

she had placed

had the habit of rummaging

Neither did she.

they were on the

Brandon also glanced at the bag.

bag facing them had a small

cards, ID photos, and her phone-stuff she needed to grab often.

in the afternoon when he was getting her admitted to the hospital after she reminded him, and it

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

she started to

in the zippered pocket on the

after their stroll in the alley, a passerby

the time, she had a vague memory of

hand could reach the bag, Brandon had

me do it.”

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

at the sight of that paper.

was the hospital discharge summary she had stuffed into

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

in time to see the startled look on Sophia’s face, his gaze lingered on her

paper was creased, showing clear

reached for the

silent under Brandon’s

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