Chapter 395

Brandon held her for ages, feeling a peace he hadn't felt in forever. He didn't want to let her go, and honestly, he didn't plan to.

He couldn't remember how many years it had been since he'd last watched the sunset or simply observed the passerby.

Since college, his life had been on fast-forward, with work hogging the spotlight.

Even during the two years he was married, and the two years post-divorce, his stride through life had never slowed, and as such, he had missed and overlooked much.

After a while, Brandon finally let go of Sophia, but not entirely. Instead, he just gazed at her quietly.

"Sophia," he said in a hoarse whisper, "I'm sorry for those two years."

His raspy apology almost drew tears to Sophia's eyes again.

She tried to muster a smile for him, but her eyes betrayed the emotions swirling within.

This bouquet and this "sorry" were like fine sand, slowly filling the cracks wrought

by time— fissures she thought had been buried deep in the years, never to

concern her again.

"Shall we go eat?"

looking into

Sophia nodded, "Sure."

the food street not far

been around since their school days, tucked away in an alley, nothing upscale about it, but always buzzing with life and the homely

was Brandon who had first brought her there

back in those

this place again, the familiar scents hit her all

to students, so nothing was pricey. There weren't many fancy joints, mostly fast-food or noodle shops, and an assortment of dessert,

chose a spot at random and

place had changed a bit over the years, with shops getting face-lifts, that faint sense of familiarity lingered, stirring a nostalgia

they wandered back to their high

students who'd made

a slightly worn corner, Sophia spotted her

among the top scorers that year, their names prominent at the top of the list, easy

first time seeing

and paid attention to where her

board, a soft look of reminiscence drifting across his

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