Chapter 165

Sophia quietly met his gaze, staying silent.

She had no clue how much he’d heard or which words had set him off.

“Why don’t you speak up when they treat you like that?”

After what felt like forever, Brandon finally broke the silence, his voice cool as ice.

“Do you really not know, or is it because you never cared?” Sophia softly retorted, locking eyes with him, “That time you and your dad were talking about Yolanda in the study, he said you screwed up by drinking too much and should’ve never gone to that damn reunion. You let that woman take advantage of the situation.”

Sophia’s voice briefly faltered, as she looked at him, “That ‘woman’ he mentioned was me. A woman he wouldn’t even bother to call by name, do you think he’d ever give me the respect I deserve?”

Brandon frowned, about to speak, but Sophia cut him off, “Even if that was the first time he showed that attitude towards me in front of you, did you ever give me a chance to speak up?”

“You’re always busy, at work or otherwise,” Sophia continued, her tone still calm and measured, “Every time I psych myself up and muster the courage to talk to you, you’re either on a call or buried in emails. Then off you go, back to work. You’ve always got endless work and calls to take. Do you have any idea how long it takes for me to gear myself up, the courage I need to find just to talk to you?”

Brandon’s brow furrowed deeper, seemingly puzzled as to why she needed to prep herself to talk to him.

“Brandon.” Sophia looked into his eyes, “It’s not just your employees who are afraid of you, I am too. You’re always composed, calm, meticulous, restrained. You have so many good qualities, they make you unbeatable, but it’s this same you that I can’t feel a hint of normal human warmth from.”

and unsure around you, terrified of saying or doing the wrong thing. I don’t know how to get close to you, and you’ve never signaled that I

not even close friends. We’re more like

in love first, loses. I married you because I liked you, but I’ve never felt an ounce of that from you.” “I thought affection would grow over time, so until you learned to care about me, I couldn’t help but tread lightly, carefully considering my words and

emails. You never hung up the phone or shut

to fuss over it because,

emotions started to unravel, her voice losing its usual calm and her eyes reddening.

Don’s gathering when she found out he was

He reached

pushing him away, “Everyone says you’re good to me, gentle, considerate, thoughtful, that I’m

bit of warmth from them either. They always act

was wrong. I shouldn’t have been so greedy to want to marry you. But I’ve paid the price already. Can’t you and your family just let me be, stop haunting me? I can take good care of myself; Ihave no emotional needs from you anymore. Can

her

pushed and hit him, letting

her hit him, his hand firmly cradling the back of her head, pinning her against the car seat, kissing her

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fierce resistance gradually melted away under the heat of his deepening

she didn’t kiss back, just letting

slowed down.

her go, still holding her tightly, forehead resting against hers, their breath

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