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.

times before and had pretty much scoped it out, but the wait for boarding

and stopping, flights departing one after the other, Sophia

to join the line and, turning around, saw Brandon in the

too, slowed down, and his handsome face regained its usual

approached her, ‘Ready to

Sophia nodded, “Yeah.”

him, “Are

stayed put, joining her at the end of the line.

what Brandon

him, “Are you heading to Wye

“No ticket.”‘

“Oh.”

you’re not pulling my leg

question, “What do you

a few days

sort out some stuff with my school registration, work, and the house.”

a look, then

didn’t even know why he needed this

her number, or moving house, even if she had

of confirmation was

made the decision before

had taken over again,

and only after she disappeared into the cabin did he

office, Don was there too, and could roughly guess the

left?” he

Brandon nodded, “Yeah.”

was only concerned about retaining talent and

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