Chapter 455

Brandon had actually rocked up to the hospital room door just as Sophia and

Daniel started their chat, so he caught the whole thing about her being dead set on taking their daughter, and also how she brushed him off without batting an eye.

Knowing this in his head was different from hearing it with his own ears. It felt like someone was carving his heart out with a knife, leaving it raw and bleeding.

He barely caught a wink of sleep that night.

Come the crack of dawn, Brandon rolled out of bed and when he swung by next door, Sophia was already up, fixing breakfast for Theresa.

They locked eyes for a sec, but words were MIA.

Brandon's gaze slid from her face to the eggs she was frying, and without a peep, he moseyed over and took the spatula right out of her hands.

Sophia had no choice but to sidestep out of the way.

Brandon took over the breakfast gig, still not muttering a single word.

Sophia eyed his frosty profile, her lips twitched like she wanted to say something, but in the end, zilch - she left the kitchen to help a just-woken Theresa get dressed and freshen up.

By the time Brandon served up breakfast, Sophia had wrapped up her morning hustle and was leading Theresa out of their room.

Theresa caught a whiff of the fried eggs from a mile away and let go of Sophia's hand, bolting to the table with a "Yum, that smells great!"

Brandon scooped her up into her high chair and dished up her breakfast before plunking himself down beside her to join in.

her lips slightly and eventually made her way to the table to eat

in silence, each to their own, no

back to their marriage from a couple years ago, but not quite the same

though they often ate in

the newspaper during breakfast, speed-reading the day's financial and political news, his aura all cool

a "keep out" vibe so strong,

Brandon was wrapped up in a "don't mess with me" kind of

finished her

helping Theresa, so he was lagging

utensils but then looked over at Brandon and softly broke the silence, "Let

"No need."

cut her off with an icy

bit her lip

glanced

and whispered, "Finish your breakfast, sweetie. I'm going

Theresa nodded obediently, "Okay."

and slapping on some light makeup to hide her pallor, Sophia reemerged from the

and Theresa had finished

room, and Brandon had ducked

glanced at the closed bathroom door, then said her goodbyes to Theresa, "I'm off to work

nodded like a good little girl,

to leave, Theresa couldn't

gave a small smile,

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