Chapter 166

“I’m heading out,” she murmured under her breath..

Brandon didn’t utter a word, his hand frozen in mid-air after she pushed it away, his gaze complex as he watched her. Sophia’s eyes were downcast, avoiding his gaze.

She didn’t dare look at him. This version of Brandon would just make her heartache and go all mushy.

She turned and shoved open the car door.

Brandon watched her, his hand twitched but ultimately didn’t reach out, silently observing as she got out of the car.

He didn’t stop her, nor did he dare to.

Sophia had told him many times to let her go, but never as bluntly and thoroughly as this time.

So blunt that he felt like a total jerk, unworthy of bothering her.

Maybe Sophia was right.

He didn’t care for her enough, failing to notice her needs, her grievances.

During those two years of marriage, he took her company for granted.

He relished her quiet presence, her companionship, but never pondered what she got out of the marriage.

She was smart, hardworking, had her own career and wealth. The money she earned was more than enough to satisfy her material desires. So, she didn’t need marriage for material pleasure, let alone to climb social ladders.

She never chased after such superficial things.

They married because of a child, but that child didn’t stay.

Over the following year, he considered her health and insisted on not having kids.

that child did briefly return after the

“termination of pregnancy” on the yellowed hospital report, Brandon pressed

didn’t want to touch

that decision without his consent, Brandon knew he had no right to blame her.

brought nothing but the shackles of being a Crawley daughter-in-law, with no added happiness or confidence, only forced to endure the discrimination and constraints of an

the marriage, to stop walking that path with him, to start anew, wasn’t wrong at

knew he should let go. When she spoke so frankly about why she needed him to release her, he should’ve just honored their agreement-no clinging, no disturbance, just

each other

his stomach surged

emotion in the heart could manifest as a

his stomach, glanced in the direction Sophia left, but her figure was no longer in

without a second look back nor would

gaze and

took the stairs

the corner of the lobby on the first floor, she saw

as she numbly watched the black sedan turn a corner and gradually disappear, her mind replaying Brandon’s hand suspended in mid-air and his handsome face watching her with a complex expression.

that their marriage was simply a matter of incompatibility

about

work after their wedding or

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yet, he happened to be the

never blamed Brandon, nor did she hate him. Even when she saw his lonely and vulnerable side, she couldn’t help feeling sorry for him.

could now rationally control

stop or look back, just moved forward

grew smaller

to the left, one to

the office, Cindy was already anxiously waiting. “Did

office. He couldn’t help but look behind her as she walked in and, not seeing Brandon, he

a more serious tone, concern barely concealed

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