Chapter 168

Sophia was on board with that.

She figured Brandon probably wasn’t a fan of women crying, so during the years she knew him, whether it was senior year or the two years they were hitched, she always kept a tight lid on her emotions in front of him..

But she didn’t see it coming that Brandon would cut short his sleuthing because of Cindy’s waterworks.

“He hit you up after that?” Sophia asked.

“Nah,” Cindy shook her head, “just stopped me on my way out to peek at my phone, wanted to see the chat history with you. But chill, I wiped our chat clean, nothing left to find,” Cindy quickly added, then, unable to contain her curiosity, gave Sophia a look, “So, what’s the deal with you and Mr. Crawley?”

Sophia hesitated, “We were high school classmates.”

She skirted around the fact that they were once married.

Cindy was taken aback.

“Don’t tell me it’s one of those stories, high school sweethearts, split over some dramatic misunderstanding, now it’s a

bittersweet reunion?”

She sniffed out the scent of a reunion with Brandon, one tinged with unfulfilled longing and resentment.

Sophia just smiled. “Nah, that’s not it.”

Date? As if,”

and didn’t pry

police station run-in under wraps, especially the bit about the kid. Not everyone’s cool with the idea of sperm bank babies, and she

and agreed

finished a call and came back to ask about Sophia’s

the mood to keep looking. The place was a simple two-bedroom

complex had a prime location, with good schools, parks, and shopping nearby, not too far from her company, but not too close either-just the

management and cleanliness. The internal greenery and

one,” Sophia

was ecstatic, “So, about the one

at the larger apartment upstairs, a spacious three-bedroom spot.

the upstairs unit first, but upon meeting him, she opted to check out

what he was about to ask and cut him off.

the realtor agreed

to

the paperwork, Sophia treated Cindy to a meal and called her a ride.

the taxi had disappeared into the distance that Sophia headed back to the real estate office.

have a look at the big three-bedder upstairs,” she

was puzzled, not used to someone wanting to

who’s also looking to rent,” Sophia explained.

was thrilled and quickly escorted Sophia back

just above the seventh-floor unit she’d rented, on the

better than the smaller flat, with a cozy, warm off-white decor and even a

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