Chapter 205

"What's with him?"

Tia asked Kent, a bit on edge, clueless about why Brandon suddenly got all moody.

Kent was just as baffled.

Ever since Brandon agreed to add her on WhatsApp, something felt off.

Brandon never just randomly adds people on WhatsApp, especially not women.

And Kent hadn't picked up on any vibes that Brandon was into Tia.

"Maybe he spaced out."

Kent chuckled awkwardly, pulling an excuse out of thin air that even he found hard to swallow, then bid Tia goodbye without waiting to see if she was still puzzled and quickly caught up with Brandon.

By the time Kent got to the parking lot, Brandon was nowhere to be seen.

Kent whipped out his phone and called Brandon. "Mr. Crawley, where did you take off to?"

"Just grab a cab back."

The voice on the other end was indifferent, and before Kent could respond, the call was cut off.

Kent frowned at his phone; the brief call had been filled with the sound of rushing wind-Brandon was clearly driving, and fast.

Brandon only drove like a bat out of hell when he was in a rotten mood.

Kent wasn't sure if Brandon's foul mood had anything to do with Sophia.

Earlier, when Brandon'd agreed to add Tia, Kent nearly thought Brandon was ready to meet someone new and start over.

He didn't know why Brandon had backtracked.

Kent couldn't decide if he was relieved or worried as he let out a silent sigh and reluctantly hailed a cab.

Brandon was driving aimlessly, alone on the road.

The suburban streets were empty and wide.

He was flooring it, the night breeze blasting through the wide-open windows, tousling his hair.

This city, although miles away from the West district, felt like another hometown to him.

He went to university here.

So did Sophia.

their colleges were just a

rows of trees blurred by with the speed of

he could vaguely make out young couples frolicking under the tree-lined

the objectives of his trip,

years back, it was the go-to spot for

generations of students come and go, and with each farewell

fell behind the

year they graduated, how his dormmates

that barbecue restaurant, he sat quietly watching others laugh and chat when he suddenly looked up. The familiar profile at the table next to his caught his eye, just as serene and gentle as he remembered, with a faint

that their post-high-school reunion wasn't at the

Brandon couldn't quite recall how he felt back then, nor why he didn't approach

a faint regret surface, but it wasn't strong enough to drive

but in the brief

the class reunion into

caused his life to veer slightly off its set course, but not

wasn't sure if he was now trying to

chapter of his life with Sophia

to each other that they were not meant to

asked to add him

Sophia's advice

an ounce of Tia's fiery

to where they

start forgetting someone

that instant, in a burst of

her.

countless

in his mind, morphing into

absurd sensation of

Sophia had remained single, and he had too, even two years post-divorce,

like someone he'd had a spat with who'd gone on a

knew, logically, it wasn't true, that they were over, and that they were no longer each other's concern, she still

handsome face turned

hotel, Kent could tell that Brandon still looked terrible, just as icy as

are you

his concern any longer and blurted out

he didn't receive

him expressionlessly and entered his

followed, dutifully

Crawley, have you had dinner? Shall I ask room service to send

turned to call

"No need."

his voice

was

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