Chapter 131

“You can’t be alone here at night,” Brandon said. “Who’s gonna look after you if I take off?”

They were back to square one with that question.

Sophia felt she wasn’t so frail that she needed babysitting. Even if she did, hiring a nurse would do the trick, no need to keep someone on standby.

“Are you planning to stick around tonight?” Sophia asked, hesitating.

Brandon didn’t nod or shake his head. “Got someone better in mind?”

He glanced at her phone. “Or maybe you want him to take care of you? That’s cool too, your call.”

“Well. Sophia pondered for a moment, “then let’s have him come over, you go ahead with your stuff!”

Brandon was speechless.

He gave her a calm look. “Alright, once he’s here to take over, I’ll head out.”

Sophia fell silent.

She didn’t actually dare to have Ivan stay and look after her; she just wanted to persuade Brandon to head out first.

But Brandon was never one to be easily sent away.”

Sophia wasn’t sure if he saw through her bluff about not daring to have Ivan substitute or if he really wanted to wait for someone to come before he could leave with peace of mind. He stayed put, so she didn’t press any further.

Once she finished taking her meds, Brandon pulled up a chair in front of the hospital bed and settled down to continue with his work.

He had rushed out at noon and hadn’t brought his laptop, so he was working from his phone.

Sophia occasionally heard him answering calls, calmly organizing work.

She didn’t sleep, and Brandon didn’t deliberately avoid her.

It felt a bit like going back to their two years of married life..

Under the same roof, busy with their own things, not bothering each other.

Sophia was accustomed to this non-interference mode too. It made her feel more comfortable.

an hour

barge in but politely knocked on

the focus of the

told the staff member on the phone, “You carry on with the current plan, I gotta hang up,” before cutting

Ivan standing at the entrance with a

in the room. He paused, subtly sizing up Brandon,

him in,

courtesy, his gaze shifting past Brandon’s

sat up and greeted him

to let Ivan

murmured his thanks as he

Sophia replied lightly, then turned to Brandon, “Well, Ivan

gave her a look and then turned to Ivan with a calm and cool gaze that made Sophia’s heart skip

glanced at Sophia thoughtfully, then back to

expression, “I won’t

a farewell, he left without

the hospital room closed. She didn’t

further but asked calmly, “I heard you turned down a resort project recently.”

the door, who paused slightly as Sophia’s soft voice followed from

in terms of

he walked away without a trace of

Sophia just smiled

they had been discussing earlier, a bit awkwardly, “Ivan, don’t get the wrong idea about eartier. My friend has been with me all day, busy as a bee and hasn’t had a moment’s rest. He’s swamped with work, but he was worried about leaving me alone, so I

you were coming to give him

her, “Aren’t your folks coming to keep you

to do this afternoon, so I didn’t notify them until just now. It takes a while

seeing her at ease,

to persuade her to stay. Both from Don’s perspective and for Sophia’s own good,

a future for love was

to convince

had a hunch that it was Don who had asked

project with Susan, and since Susan didn’t support her

ask Ivan here.

a careful decision. Thanks, Ivan,” Sophia whispered her thanks.

also smiled, “No

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