Chapter 175

Marian really showed up right on the dot, half an hour later.

Don himself went to greet her.

As the two of them made their way over, Sophia was zoning out by the fire, chin in hand.

Marian spotted Sophia by the fire from a mile away. Out of all the people around, she only knew Sophia, so she was super stoked and called out, "Sophia?"

Sophia looked up at the sound of her name and saw Marian standing in the crowd.

She hadn't dressed up or anything, just rocking a simple burgundy tee with navy blue denim shorts and her hair tossed up in a casual bun. She looked youthful and chill.

Sophia gave her a polite smile in return, just to acknowledge her.

Marian turned to whisper something to Don and then headed towards Sophia with a spring in her step, clearly loving life.

You could tell she was having a good run lately.

Sophia had lost touch with Marian after grad school and didn't really know what

was up with her these days, only heard from Don that she had headed back to the Frost family.

"When did you get back home?"

Marian sat down next to Sophia and hit her with the question, "It's been ages since I heard from you, had no clue you were back in town."

got back not too long ago," Sophia replied, then turned the question back, "What about

a bit, "Martin told me grandpa wasn't doing too well and kept

where everyone was fawning over Marian, and of the old man with white hair. Maybe subconsciously craving that kind of family recognition and not

thrilled to

that jazz. I felt bad, you know? I hadn't visited in two years, but they were pretty good to me, sent me loads of stuff,

look at me, back home and bored out of my mind

you? What are you up to these days? Where

She'd thought about finding her own family as a kid but didn't know where

college, she was too busy studying and making ends meet to even

it.

she married Brandon, spent the first half of the year

any memories or leads in the

was way too swamped to look for

Doesn't that

have that strong of a career drive and kinda

her a cushy financial cushion, so working was neither

just smiled,

admire your tireless work

said, genuinely envious of Sophia's

but didn't

She was just a kid without anyone's protection,

lively chatter turned into hushed, surprised murmurs of "Mr. Crawley?" "Mr.

poking at the fire

went back to what she was

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