Chapter 139

Sophia and Brandon’s gazes collided.

Sophia flashed a smile, bidding farewell with her eyes without letting on anything unusual.

It was her turn in line.

She looked away, said a quick virtual goodbye to the little girl in the video, then handed over her passport and boarding pass, and went through security. Once her phone was back in hand, Sophia shot a WhatsApp video to Susan.

The call connected in no time.

A baby girl popped up on the screen, clueless about how to use a phone, her face pressed curiously against it. Her big eyes fluttered as her chubby little fingers poked at the screen. “Mommy, mommy,” she called out to Sophia with her sweet, mushy baby voice, her chubby cheeks still showing that adorably puzzled baby look.

Sophia couldn’t help but smile, chatting with the baby off and on, not wanting to strain her eyes with too much screen time, so she didn’t talk long. She coaxed her into hanging up the call, pocketed her phone, and started scoping out the airport’s interior, bored out of her mind.

She had arrived early, with plenty of time before her flight.

In the parking lot.

Brandon sat in his car, not starting the engine just yet.

He glanced towards the tarmac, catching a glimpse of planes taking off through the window, the image of Sophia’s distant goodbye lingering in his mind, hinting at a sense of finality.

Brandon couldn’t fathom why such a thought would cross his mind.

He sat in silence for a while, glanced at his watch, then got out of the car and made his way quickly to the airport terminal.

Sophia was idly examining the airport’s architecture.

had been to this airport many times before and had pretty much scoped it out, but the wait for boarding was long and boring, and a part of her couldn’t help but

departing one after the

around, saw Brandon in the crowd, looking rushed and a bit startled.

saw her too, slowed down, and his

approached her, ‘Ready

Sophia nodded, “Yeah.”

drifted behind him, “Are

said Brandon, but he stayed put, joining her at the end of

what Brandon was up to.

looked at him, “Are you heading to Wye City too?”

“No ticket.”‘

“Oh.”

at her, “Sophia, you’re not pulling

question, “What

few days you’re going back

to sort out some stuff with

then nodded, saying

didn’t even know why he needed this confirmation.

divorced, changing her number, or moving house, even if she had already made

kind of confirmation was

body had made the decision before his mind could

again, Brandon made no further

only after she disappeared into the

returned to the office, Don was there too, and could roughly

left?” he

Brandon nodded, “Yeah.”

concerned about retaining talent and projects,

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