Chapter 271

Susan was stunned.

"Did Brandon make the first move?" she asked, incredulously, "That guy, who's all about work and has no desire for anything else, who's so disciplined and proper, he actually took the initiative with a woman who's neither his girlfriend nor his wife?"

Sophia gave her a look that said a thousand words, "Don't forget why we got married in the first place. There was no connection then either."

"So," Susan turned to her, "If you're not special to him, how could such a controlled and disciplined guy lose it? I mean, we were classmates, right? I'm not bad looking, right? I was at that party that night too, wasn't I? How come he didn't offer to take me home or pop by my place for a bit?" Susan pressed on, "With Brandon's prospects, he's got plenty of women throwing themselves at him. Not to mention, stunners like Hannah can make most men go weak at the knees, right? How come he never lost control with Hannah?"

Sophia glanced at her, her lips pursed in hesitation, then finally said, "Do you know why Brandon took special care of me during our senior year of high school?"

"Because you two were desk-mates?"

That was the only reason Susan could think of.

Sophia naturally had the girl-next-door look that inspired a protective instinct, with

a pure and obedient aura, soft-spoken and non-confrontational.

to protect her. There were plenty of guys. But since she was

somewhat

Brandon was particularly domineering or difficult to get along with in class; it was more of an admiration for his

head slightly,

was puzzled, "Then

like someone," Sophia said softly, "Someone very important to him, to whom he always felt he owed a debt. So he compensated for

Susan was left speechless.

never mentioned these

when they talked about divorce, she

that if she told her, Susan would not be able to resist confronting Brandon on her behalf.

you as her

head, "Probably not. That girl came back, but he has consistently refused any contact with her, as

time you spent together, you've taken that girl's place in his

it's just habit, or there could be another reason. I've never discussed this issue

talk about

laying out our demands and then looking for a balance point that both could accept, before reaching

took me a while to get out of that life, and

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