Chapter 322

Brandon glanced at the door, pocketed the sample he was holding, and headed over to open it.

Standing outside was Daniel.

"I need to talk to you." Daniel got straight to the point as soon as Brandon opened the door.

Brandon instantly slammed the door shut with a "snap."

Outside, Daniel, fuming, started hammering the doorbell.

The doorbell rang incessantly, as if he was dead set on not leaving until Brandon opened up.

Brandon didn't give him the time of day, walking back to the living room to grab his phone and call the community security to take him away.

A few minutes later, the ruckus outside finally ceased.

Brandon returned to his room to find Sophia standing on the balcony, catching the breeze.

The wind was pretty hefty by the riverside late at night, tossing her shoulder- length hair into a wild dance and whipping the white sheer curtains into waves behind her.

Brandon parted the curtains and stood next to her on the balcony, both gazing out at the river view in silence.

There was nothing to say. They'd been married for two years and had never had a standoff or given each other the cold shoulder like they did today.

Their relationship had always been one of mutual respect, quiet and polite to each other.

Even their divorce was handled quietly and politely, all wrapped up neatly without dragging their feet.

But who would've thought, all the messy, lingering issues would start after the divorce.

Neither had pushed the other to the brink during their marriage, but two years post-divorce, they found themselves in an intense confrontation.

"Let's go to bed." Eventually, Brandon broke the silence and turned to go back to the room.

Sophia let out a soft "Mhm," and by the time she got back, Brandon had already made the bed.

Sophia didn't want to share a bed with Brandon, but the earlier scene where he dragged her into their old place without a flicker of emotion while she was falling apart, left her shaken and tongue-tied, fearing his wrath.

She used to be intimidated by Brandon, but it was more about the pressure from his imposing aura rather than fear.

Tonight, it was real fear. For the first time, he showed her his cold and ruthless side.

"Sleep," Brandon said gently, climbing into bed.

Sophia hesitated, then nodded and laid down on the other side.

Brandon also lay flat on the bed.

one side, leaving a vast empty space in the

Silence fell again.

she fell asleep, just that she kept staring at the ceiling, zoning out until she

she woke up in

unconsciously moved closer to him in her sleep or what, but when she opened her eyes, his solid chest was the first thing she saw, along with the warmth of

already awake, propping his head up with one hand, watching her with half-closed

awake?" he asked as she

Sophia nodded softly, "Yeah."

then." Brandon said and got out of

Sophia nodded again.

new toiletries ready to

turns in their respective bathrooms

time she came out, Brandon was already bustling around in

home and wasn't used to having a

of marriage, she used to prepare his

loved him and always looked forward to making him

him eat was enough to make her

had made breakfast for him, and he clearly hadn't hired a maid, he'd been doing it all himself. It was just a return to his

while, sighed softly, and went over

just glanced at her, then shifted aside to make

making breakfast in silence and ate together just as quietly

lingered at the entryway, not ready to leave just yet, Brandon came out of his room, dressed in a crisply ironed suit, tying his tie as he walked towards the door. He looked up

he asked,

lip slightly,

she called out softly, "I'm sorry

stopped tying his tie, looking at her

lip even harder, her eyelids drooping as she avoided his

hand was still on his tie knot. His tie

the knot for a while, then silently stepped forward, taking over the task and carefully

often did during the two years she was married

his gaze, had her hand that was on his tie knot stiffly

smile on her lips

whispered, turning to leave when her suddenly stiffened

pulling

stay in front of her chest, paused for a moment, then hesitantly

a long while before their

the ground-breaking ceremony for the Zenitha-style

them needed to be

car, Sophia said softly to Brandon, "Maybe you

Brandon glanced at her.

long will the makeup take?"

half

off at home and come

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