Chapter 606

"Who's that?" Susan blurted out.

She never thought she'd see the day when Brandon would be humming and

hawing over whether to delete a WhatsApp message or not. It just didn't seem like

his style.

She figured only lovebirds caught up in romance had those kinds of dilemmas, but Brandon...

She couldn't help but sneak a peek at Brandon, then back at the WhatsApp he was brooding over, though she couldn't make heads or tails of it from the message itself.

Brandon had already pocketed his phone and turned to her, "Sorry for the hassle tonight."

Susan chuckled, "No sweat, I'm just babysitting Theresa for Sophia."

She'd been tiptoeing around mentioning Sophia in front of Brandon, knowing full well that it was a torture to him. Every time someone dropped Sophia's name around him, it was like a stab in the chest.

of discomfort had sprouted within her - feeling it wasn't fair to

a divorce, he had cut ties so cleanly, so decisively. Now, she didn't have a clue who was on the other

though Sophia was gone and Brandon had every right to start

another woman, not even with Sophia. He hadn't hesitated for a second when Sophia

because of a WhatsApp contact, Brandon waffled. A wave of sympathy for

name.

straight-shooting nature added, "I can't recall you ever showing any hesitation with Sophia. You always dealt with her matters so swiftly and decisively. If only you

pressed his lips, silent. He turned and pushed open

closed, Susan stood still, unmoved. She

funny creatures; kept their feelings bottled up and they stewed in discomfort;

exchange, whispered to Susan, "Mr. Crawley's having a rough time too, plagued with insomnia. Maybe ease up on

and

back. Please take

ended up just as a

phone on the desk and slumped into his office chair, hands clasped

of his heart, forcing him to gulp in deep

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