Chapter 167

“He asked about how we met.” Cindy brought it up, still looking totally puzzled. “No clue why he’d be into that.”

Sophia frowned. “So what did you tell him?”

“I just went with your story, of course. Said we met over a meal, your phone died, and I just casually picked up the tab for you.” “And what did Mr. Crawley say?”

“He grilled me about when and where I picked up the tab, even wanted to see proof of payment,” Cindy said, still feeling weak at the knees. “Mr. Crawley was seriously intimidating then, like he was interrogating a criminal, seemed like he didn’t buy my story at all.”

“He can be pretty intense sometimes,” Sophia chuckled, glancing at him. “Then what happened?”

“I told him I paid in cash.”

“He didn’t buy that, did he?”

Sophia could just picture Brandon’s expressionless face upon hearing that response.

“Exactly.” Cindy nodded earnestly. “He was like, ‘That’s a bit too convenient, and gave me this terrifying look. I just couldn’t stand it and, I couldn’t help it, I burst into tears.”

Sophia thought it was an unexpected turn of events.

Cindy felt a bit embarrassed. “I was seriously under a lot of pressure, couldn’t bother with anything else. And then Mr. Crawley seemed kind of speechless with me, didn’t push further, told me to go home.”

picture Brandon being at a loss for words.

had rarely cried in front of Brandon, the only time was during a dinner with Don’s team, when she found out Brandon wanted to leave, and he suddenly demanded fiercely if she had really cut ties completely, and pressed her to tell the truth

was more about her disgust and despair over not being able to cut

she ultimately couldn’t bring

her that to sever ties

operating table, she

was about

heartbeat, just the thought of her coming to find Sophia, choosing her to

bear not to have her.

had chosen her

a family, but she had a home without a home, never truly having a family

recent chance at having

her not because she resembled someone else, but simply because she wanted her

father, Sophia thought of the little one being abandoned, reaching out with those round, helpless, scared eyes, wanting her to hold her hand, while she cruelly retreated

so distraught, didn’t dare to proceed with the

the moment she was wheeled out of the surgery room, Sophia knew that unless

the child and not entangling with Brandon further, leaving the father and keeping

the child, and the child’s existence wouldn’t disturb Brandon’s family and life.

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done well, despite it being hard, she

had never regretted her decision that day

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