Chapter 229

Brandon felt a tightness grip his heart and instinctively crouched down next to her.

"What's the matter, Theresa?" he asked in a gentle voice.

Theresa simply looked at him with teary eyes, her lips downward, but she didn't speak.

She was too young to articulate her feelings.

"Theresa?" he coaxed again with a soft voice, seeing that she hadn't responded.

Theresa hesitated, glanced at Anna, then back at Brandon, and still didn't speak. She edged closer, tentatively reaching out as if to pull at his shirt, while casting cautious glances at Anna.

Yvonne was astonished by the scene.

This little munchkin was clearly staking her claim over Brandon.

Toddlers, just over a year old and now starting to understand the difference

between "mine" and "yours," along with feeling insecure, often become teary and upset when they see their mom or dad holding other kids.

She looked back at Brandon.

Brandon was now cradling the little girl in a hug, gently patting her back and whispering soothing words into her ear.

The tenderness he displayed was something Yvonne had never seen him exhibit when he comforted Anna.

As far back as she could remember, Brandon had always been stern and reserved, not the kind to engage in laughter and jokes with her, let alone be a brother overly fond of his sister.

If she didn't seek him out herself, Yvonne sometimes doubted if Brandon even remembered he had a sister.

Later, when she got married and had children, although Brandon was fond of children, he didn't coddle them as he was now.

This level of affection was definitely not something Brandon showed to just any kid.

Yvonne's eyes narrowed with suspicion as she watched the little girl in Brandon's arms.

From her angle, she could only see their profiles.

The more Yvonne looked, the more she felt they bore a striking resemblance. She couldn't resist taking a stealthy photo with her phone on silent mode. Unaware of her actions, Brandon continued to comfort Theresa.

a touch of embarrassment.

stuck out her tongue and hurried back

her gaze toward Yvonne,

crouched down and asked with a smile,

one replied in a sweet

your

shook her head, not

directly, Yvonne turned to Grace with a

an embarrassed smile:

further, "What's the girl's

soon as she asked, she noticed Brandon's pause and his gaze shift

shot a puzzled look at Brandon and

smiled back,

Crawly by

Brandon again. She thought she saw a flicker of disappointment

and wanting a closer look, she turned back, only to find

then at the

do you live in? I can help carry these stuffed

gesture, "Thank you, but

caution of strangers; and did not

take care

Grace nodded, "Of course."

down to say goodbye to

home now, but I'll come play

then nodded,

let

to Yvonne and

accidentally glanced at a

small figure standing still, gazing blankly in the direction

thought of Sophia

turned back to look in

plump woman, being carried off to another side of the

corner of his eye, Brandon saw Ivan lingering at Sophia's neighborhood entrance, his

the neighborhood entrance where

Brandon's face,

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