Chapter 267

She couldn't even bear to look at him.

One moment they were all over each other, hot and heavy, and the next they were sitting across a negotiation table. It felt weirdly complicated.

Hooking up wasn't something she'd seen coming.

Sure, she was into Brandon's bod, but she hadn't planned on going there with him again.

But when he leaned in for that kiss, she definitely didn't put up much of a fight against temptation.

All it took was a little sweet talk or a touch of tenderness from Brandon, and she was putty in his hands.

Even though she knew this was the case, when it was confirmed once more, Sophia felt a whirlwind of emotions-frustrated, defeated, and a tad bit of self- loathing.

Brandon caught the hint of resignation in her expression.

"Do you regret it?" he asked, his voice totally even.

Sophia shook her head slightly. "Nope."

feels a bit awkward, that's all,"

didn't

mutual, nothing to be embarrassed about," Brandon pointed out. "And it's not like

her forehead, silently turned her head away. "Can we not talk about this

setting that felt like a

"Okay."

hands slowly intertwined on the table as he watched

looking down, too ashamed to face him, and the words he'd been about to say got stuck

blind date after work, saying she hoped he'd find someone right for him, he'd been fuming internally. That simmering anger had grown from her indifference in the elevator to her nonchalance at the park gate and had ballooned when she witnessed him with

reason.

passersby, he'd dragged her back, his rationale burned to ashes, hell-bent on tearing through her cool indifference. Yet, this near-insane urge turned into an indescribable ache at the sight of her tears, a turmoil of emotions that he tried to

silence, "do you really not care

then realized what he was

looked at him.

new lives, have our own families, and cut ties. To you,

at her, questioning, his

no entanglements," said Sophia softly, looking up

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