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.

still where she had placed it when she first moved in,

the habit of rummaging

Neither did she.

they were on the same

Sophia’s gaze, Brandon

side of the bag facing them had a small

things like bank 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 was put back there

and bit her lip, “I want to grab my phone.”

to reach for it.

zippered pocket on the

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

uncomfortable at the time, she had

her hand could reach the bag, Brandon had already picked

do

phone came into view, along with two bank cards and a slightly yellowed, folded piece of paper.

expression changed slightly at the

was the hospital discharge summary she had stuffed

but then hesitated and ended up stuffing it into the pocket

startled look on Sophia’s face, his gaze lingered on her

paper was creased, showing clear signs

for

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

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