Chapter 508

"No can do," Sophia gently turned her down. "I'm heading to work, not to play. I can't look after you. Dad's got work too."

Theresa looked a bit down in the dumps, her eyes pleading as she turned to Brandon. "Daddy."

Brandon glanced at Sophia. "Why not let her tag along? She hasn't had a chance to go out and have fun for a while now."

"She can go out and play some other time. Don't just give in to everything she wants," Sophia said. "I'm heading to a construction site, it's no place for children."

"Then I'll take her over the day after tomorrow," Brandon suggested. "You should be done by then, and I can juggle my work around tomorrow and the morning after. We can take a few days off as a family after that. Come to think of it, we haven't had a proper family vacation together."

Sophia hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, that works."

Brandon turned to Theresa. "Theresa, Mommy's going on a business trip tomorrow, and I need to wrap up some work. How about I bring you over to join Mommy the day after, okay?"

But Theresa shook her head. "But I want to go with you. It's been so long since we all went out together."

with you the other day?" Sophia said softly, looking at her. "I

unexpectedly stubborn. "I want to go with both

saw Theresa so disobedient and wondered if Brandon's support was making her more rebellious and assertive. She couldn't help

still with hopeful eyes,

chose

a bit stern. "Theresa, didn't we agree that you wouldn't

intimidated by Brandon's sternness, burst into tears, sobbing heartbreakingly as if she'd been

and Brandon's

up, soothing her and apologizing, promising to bring her over after Mommy was done with work. It took a lot of coaxing to calm Theresa down, but she was stubborn and didn't agree as sweetly as usual, falling asleep without giving

have her own will," Sophia whispered, watching the sleeping Theresa. "She'll probably forget

Brandon nodded in agreement.

Sophia packed her suitcase and took it to work, planning to head straight to

a fit about finding Mommy, and Grace couldn't calm her down no matter what, eventually resorting

she got the video call, with the train about

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