Chapter 224

Zachary and Alex, worried about a brawl breaking out, quickly stepped in to pull Ivan back.

"We can talk this through, man."

Zachary tried to mediate.

Sophia didn't want to ruin the day's festivities over herself and turned to Brandon, "Brandon, do I have to clearly state that I've got a boyfriend before you'll back off?"

Brandon's eyes suddenly turned fierce, his grip on her wrist tightened suddenly, then just as quickly releasing when he noticed her furrowed brow.

His voice was eerily calm: "Sophia, you're cornering me."

"It's you who's cornering me." Sophia retorted, her gaze steady and unyielding as she locked eyes with him.

Their standoff had Don worried sick, especially upon seeing Brandon's bloody hand. He feared prolonging the confrontation might permanently cripple the hand, not to mention how deep the glass had cut.

He hurriedly intervened, "Alright, alright, let's talk about this later. We all work together; nobody's going anywhere. Go and get that wound taken care of first."

Don moved to push Brandon away but got swatted with his injured hand, splashing blood across his face.

Sophia's expression shifted subtly at the sight of the blood on Don's face. She glanced at Brandon's injured palm instinctively, then pressed her lips together and looked away, deciding not to intervene.

Seeing Sophia resolve to ignore Brandon, Don didn't bother with niceties and whispered in Brandon's ear, "What are you doing here, man? Everyone's watching."

to him, his

not coming with me no matter

a

"What if I say you have to

was still soft, "Stop it, this

Brandon asked, "Sophia,

pressing her lips

lot of concessions for you," Brandon said,

wouldn't compromise, no matter

scene

tactics?" Sophia asked softly, picking up a cup from the

his injured hand snatched at hers, causing her to wince and release the cup,

out a strained laugh, although his eyes didn't quite match with his smile, "Sophia, in terms of being ruthless, I can never outdo you. Every time, you know exactly how to hit

He released her wrist.

fresh red blood

the blood on her wrist, and fighting the urge to look at Brandon's palm. She

softly, "I lied to you, I was once married to Brandon, but we split because we weren't right for

Zachary was surprised.

turned to Zachary, "Sorry, Mr. Gardner, it's my

what to say and feeling awkward,

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