Chapter 533

Brandon's throat tightened as he gently wrapped his arms around her.

"She..." Brandon started, his voice meant to comfort Theresa, but the words just wouldn't come out; he was choked up pretty badly.

He pulled Theresa in closer, saying nothing. She was held so tight she could barely move.

Lifting her head slightly, she looked towards Susan and Grace with a lost and confused expression, hesitantly calling out, "Godmom?"

Susan fought back a lump in her throat, her voice hoarse as she told her, "She had to go work on something, and it might be a while before she can come back."

It was a simple sentence, but Susan choked up a few times saying it. But Theresa wasn't buying it; her expression remained vacant, tinged with disappointment.

"But Mommy promised she'd hang out with me today, that we'd go out and have fun with Daddy."

Her voice was soft, and the childish timbre couldn't hide the hurt.

The moment she finished talking, she felt her father's arms tighten around her suddenly, squeezing a bit painfully.

Confused, she looked up at Brandon and called out, "Daddy?"

Susan noticed Brandon's tall frame shudder slightly, as if he was fighting to keep his emotions in check, and she too looked his way.

Brandon held Theresa close, his face buried in her back, away from everyone.

His voice was raspy and a bit choked, "she didn't mean to break her promise to Theresa; she's just tied up with something, we just need to eat well, sleep well, and wait patiently for Mommy, okay?"

hesitated, "how long do we have to

didn't answer right away; every word from

wasn't about being scared by Daniel at all; no, the strong and sensible little girl wouldn't throw a tantrum over that. All her

she might have already sensed that her mom's departure could mean a final goodbye, which was

adult,

only he hadn't misread all her signals. Regret slithered through Brandon like a venomous snake as he held

to rescue

from his throat, only to be forcefully swallowed back down. Theresa, puzzled, looked

was also heartbroken, tears streaming down uncontrollably at the thought of Sophia. Not wanting to upset Theresa further, she quietly

gazing at them hugging each other, left the room silently, leaving the father and

fixed on Brandon; she could hear her father crying. But he didn't respond to her. He held

His voice was a broken

sorry, Theresa," each apology more

keep Mommy safe. I'm sorry. Daddy

parents would comfort her, so she tried to do the same, struggling to free her arm

the first time, he realized how powerless

quickly took care of the tasks Brandon had assigned, including offering a hefty reward for

the site of accident: A sudden power outage at the construction site caused chaos and a stampede, during which the lead architect, Sophia, fell into the river while trying to save a worker

statement to Brandon for approval before

internet ablaze. No one cared about the

couldn't possibly have been used for such a purpose, especially since she was the

gone viral, thanks to journalists and social

Nell, he appeared alive and

cameras.

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