Chapter 410

Sophia instantly remembered what Brandon had mentioned about his dad having some health issues again. Her brows knitted together in concern, and she quickly dialed his number back.

"Did you drop by the hospital to check on Brandon's father today?"

"Yeah," Aaron responded, a bit puzzled, "I even brought a bunch of gifts. The old guy's in pretty good shape."

"Did you guys butt heads or something?" Sophia asked, her voice now edged with urgency, even a hint of exasperation, like she was fed up with his incompetence.

"How could that happen?" Aaron shot back confidently, "Why would I clash with him? I practically worship the ground he walks on."

Sophia wasn't buying it; Aaron had always been a loose cannon.

She hung up without another word, grabbed her Bluetooth headset from the table, put it on, and played the audio files Aaron had sent over.

The start was fine, just polite small talk, everyone keeping up appearances until Aaron brought up Theresa and his belief that she and Brandon were so lovey- dovey. That's when Daniel's defenses started to crumble.

doesn't belong to my family. Brandon's about to tie the knot with the

a tangled web, especially when Daniel mentioned that Sophia only married Brandon because of an unexpected pregnancy, and

response she

"I wouldn't want her to ruin our family name," that Sophia felt a sting in her heart, her eyes resting on Theresa's serene face, her throat tightening with emotions

right then. [Finished listening? See, they've laid it out for you, and you're still clueless, not thinking of how to suck up to your in-laws. They are always so high and mighty, how do you expect

disdain for you crystal clear, and you're still itching to get

need to update me on your chats with them. If you really

It's a fierce world. If you've got no money, no power, clinging to your precious pride will only get you trampled. Being flexible is what makes a

killed her phone, tossing it

the night, sleep eluded

had no idea how Daniel was faring, but whatever it was that had Brandon rushing back from work must

Aaron would stoop to disguising himself as a

been

right after Daniel's harsh words. What Aaron said or did after, Sophia had no clue, but it was evident that Aaron played a big part in

you fear most tends to

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