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, her eyes even carrying a hint of indulgence and a coquettish charm

to be quickly dismissed. He had seen Sophia interact with Ivan a few times - always polite and

face of Augus popped up. That sunny, handsome, witty, slightly cheeky

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

he was from the same school and major as Sophia, that meant he was

gaze and glanced back at him. Brandon's eyes shifted to the phone

a subtle move that Brandon caught. The last gleam

awkwardly into the phone,

that soft, enticing tone, which to Brandon sounded like she was putting on the

Sophia steadied her nerves and

said,

"Thanks."

still felt

he hadn't noticed, Brandon handed her the take-out box and casually

his question, Sophia hesitated before nodding,

nothing. Over the years, he knew Sophia wasn't good at

tableware

towards her, "Your

going to

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

staff sent

Sophia just went, "Okay."

still felt a bit

a mix of emotions - happy for her current well-being, yet also feeling dismal. It was an expression he hadn't seen in their two years of marriage. She was doing

looked up at her,

Sophia looked

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