Chapter 242

"Just give me a sec."

Sophia whispered, flinging the clothes into the dryer. She fumbled with her phone to set it on silent before reluctantly hitting the answer button.

The moment the video connected, Theresa's surprised and smiling face popped up on the screen.

"Mommy."

Theresa cheerfully called out to her.

Sophia flashed a smile back at her and looked up around the room. Brandon was

still busy, not paying attention to them.

Theresa, noticing Sophia wasn't looking at the camera, leaned in curiously, "Mommy, what are you looking at?"

Sophia couldn't hear her with the phone on mute, but she could make a fair guess from Theresa's expressions and lip movements.

"Nothing much." Sophia said with a smile, her voice hushed as she turned

sideways, whispering into the phone, "I'm swamped with work right now, can't chat. I'll call you back tomorrow, okay?"

The sugary coaxing tone at the end made Brandon pause in his movements; the sweet, cajoling voice felt like a tease to his ears.

In all the years he'd known Sophia, from the flirty high school days to the close- knit two years of marriage, she had never spoken to him with such a soft, cooing tone.

He couldn't help but look up at her.

tender,

interact with

Augus popped up. That sunny, handsome, witty, slightly cheeky guy from

remembered how he came over to chit-chat with Sophia at the ribbon- cutting

he was from the same school and major

back at him. Brandon's eyes shifted to the

The last gleam

looked at her. Sophia said somewhat awkwardly into the phone, "Gotta hang up now.

tone, which to Brandon sounded like she was putting on

up, Sophia steadied her nerves and walked back

said,

"Thanks."

adjusting the towel wrapped around her. She still felt a bit awkward in such

take-out box and casually

his question, Sophia

he knew Sophia wasn't good at lying. Her

on the tableware faltered, but since Brandon didn't press, she

towards her, "Your

going to

piece to eat, trying to lighten the mood, "Where'd you

staff

Sophia just went, "Okay."

felt a

emotions - happy for her current well-being, yet also feeling dismal. It was an expression he hadn't seen

looked up at her, calling her

looked

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