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.

of guys. But since she was close with Brandon, everyone just thought about it and didn't

were somewhat intimidated

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

slightly, "No,

was puzzled,

always felt he owed a debt. So he compensated for what he owed her by taking care of me, someone who resembled

Susan was left speechless.

mentioned these things to

they talked about divorce, she just said they were

would not be able to resist confronting Brandon on her

treating you as her now?"

not. That girl came back, but he has consistently refused any contact with her, as well as the blind dates arranged by both

time you spent together,

"Maybe it's just habit, or there could be another

talk about

communication. We were always like two parties at a negotiation table, calmly laying out our demands and then looking for a balance point that both could accept, before reaching an agreement. Then we would methodically follow through with the agreement, and life would eventually go

to get out of that life, and I

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