Chapter 157

Sophia was zoned out, and by the time she snapped back to reality, she instinctively tried to push him away. Her palm hadn’t even touched Brandon’s shoulder when he paused his kiss and locked eyes with her.

“Sophia, you’re obviously still under my spell, still craving me. Why the resistance?” he said, his deep voice growing raspier by the second.

“I dig abalone, I love to chow down on it, but it doesn’t mean I can afford the luxury. The two aren’t mutually exclusive,” Sophia said softly, looking into his eyes. “I like you, so I’m not repelled by you physically. Heck, I might even yearn for you, but that doesn’t change the fact that I can live a perfectly fine life without you.”

Brandon stared at her intently, “Is that really ‘liking’ me,

Sophia?”

“Yes,” she whispered back, “it’s just that I’m not head over heels anymore.”

“Really?” Brandon murmured. “Sophia, someday I’ll be with someone else, get hitched, have kids, start my own family. I can’t be around forever.”

Sophia replied, “I’ll be happy for you.”

As soon as the words left her lips, Brandon’s gaze turned fierce and icy, pinning her down with his stare.

Feeling the booze kicking in and her stubborn streak rising, Sophia puffed up her cheeks and met his gaze without flinching. Brandon leaned in, hell-bent on kissing her.

In a moment of desperation, Sophia blurted out, “What, do you want us to be friends with benefits?”

shooting her

dropping involuntarily,

Brandon wasn’t having it. He grasped her chin and lifted

benefits it is,” he said. “No strings attached, no responsibilities

Sophia was speechless.

talking nonsense,” she rushed to explain.

you

he continued, his voice calm. “We don’t

her alcohol-fueled

leaning in, “You

got stamina. Most importantly,” he inched closer, “you’ve had a taste,

find that?” he added

wasn’t the point at

if

“The guys you could pick up out

me.”

Sophia was silent.

straightened up slightly, leisurely

struggled to get up, but Brandon caught her wrist, and she was immobilized.

are you scared of? Wasn’t this your idea?”

face, silently turning her head and trying to push him away with her hand against his chest, though she couldn’t budge him. Brandon leaned down and kissed her again with a patience that was almost

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