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 when she first moved in, untouched.

rummaging through her bag or phone.

Neither did she.

they were on the same page.

Sophia’s gaze, Brandon

the bag facing them had a small

bank cards, ID photos, and her phone-stuff she needed to

getting her admitted to the hospital after she

hesitated and bit her lip, “I

started to reach for

was in the zippered pocket on the

noon after their stroll in the alley, a

was groggy and uncomfortable at the time, she had a vague

hand could reach the bag, Brandon had already

me do it.”

said, opening the outer pocket as he spoke, and the phone came into view, along with two bank cards and a slightly yellowed, folded

changed slightly at the sight of

hospital discharge summary she had stuffed

up and throwing it away, but then hesitated and ended

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

was creased, showing clear signs of

hand reached for the yellowed

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

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