Chapter 225

Sophia hailed a cab and headed home solo.

The sky was just beginning to dim, right in the midst of the busiest, most vibrant time on the streets.

Under the neon lights, it boasted a bustling hive of endless traffic.

A light drizzle had started, not heavy-just a gentle patter, signaling the approach of autumn's chill.

Perched in the backseat of the taxi, Sophia rested her head against the window, captivated by the dance of the raindrops on the glass.

The windows were tightly shut, and the rain traced winding paths down the pane, diverging into unseen rivulets.

Sophia's mood was as murky as the night outside, oppressed by an indefinable weight.

"You had no idea Patricia wasn't Brandon's real mom, did you?"

Don's expression of shock reverberated in her head.

She thought she had moved on from Brandon after two years of divorce, that she wouldn't be affected by the past events. But the old stories unexpectedly resurfaced, bringing with them a sharp twinge of pain.

Her mind drifted to a wedding she had attended years before.

and his dad had remarried. Following the wedding, the groom made a special trip

happened to be

the mixture of pride and sorrow in the groom's eyes as he presented his bride, proud of his love but regretful his mother couldn't see him wed and

had struck a chord

encounter a similar situation,

was just the difference between love and

Brandon's eyes, Yolanda was the fitting one

a responsibility he couldn't evade after a night of drunken revelry. Even though she knew better, being confronted with the stark reality

at times, but never

today, Sophia felt a tinge of

with her-that he was just

have thought of him repeatedly, wouldn't have allowed herself to succumb when they reconnected

that their

intensified, obscuring the entire window and the night scene beyond, the neon lights

cracked the window

swept in, bringing cool droplets to her

driver stole a glance at her and cautioned, "Miss, it's coming down hard out there. Don't

thank you," Sophia replied softly, leaning in to prevent the rain from dampening the

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