Chapter 650

"You know the password," Brandon stated, not as a question, but as a matter of fact.

"I... I don't know."

Sophia felt a wave of panic, like she was trespassing into Brandon's private world.

She had no clue what the password was; it seemed like she was just fiddling with the lock out of instinct, not expecting the safe to actually swing open.

She didn't even know what the safe contained.

"Sorry about that," she mumbled an awkward apology, "I didn't mean to."

Brandon gave her a reassuring smile. "No need to apologize, this stuff is yours anyway."

"..." Sophia hesitated, glancing at the unlocked safe. She thought only people rolling in dough like him needed a safe.

Taking a peek inside, there wasn't much-some bank cards, IDs, a few certificates, and just a small jewelry box that looked like it could belong to a girl. No sign of Brandon's stuff.

"Do we... keep our stuff separate?" Sophia's voice trailed off, as she couldn't help voicing her confusion. She'd thought that in a marriage, there wouldn't be a 'yours and mine' or such clear boundaries.

Brandon caught the gist of her question, a bit surprised she'd noticed this first. True, their stuff was kept separate, each having their own space, no interference.

It wasn't intentional, just never really crossed their minds before.

Back when they first got hitched, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

He bumped into her at the hospital, stumbled upon her pregnancy test results, and she was all at sea. He wanted to tie the knot, but never forced her hand.

She asked for a couple of days to think it over, and he agreed.

Those two days of waiting were pure agony for him.

Luckily, she came back with the answer he'd been dying to hear-she said yes to marriage.

She was the one who called him to meet, and over dinner she told him she agreed to the marriage.

Brandon still remembers holding his breath waiting for her answer.

He'd played out scenarios in his head, ways to convince her if she said no. Thankfully, her first words were "I agree to marry you," no strings attached.

His mind was so focused on the fact that she agreed, he overlooked everything else.

He was so worried she'd back out, he just coolly nodded and said, "Great, let's get the paperwork done after we eat."

She just looked at him, surprised, then gently nodded back, "Okay."

and then they went back

they were ticking off a

was simple, just

getting-to-know-each-other phase, their lightning-fast marriage had this weird dynamic of being both close and

was always cool and detached, never really tried to

she tried to bridge the distance

notice that their boundaries were different from other couples, nor did he pay it much mind. He was so wrapped up

she suddenly

of boundary was even more pronounced

living together again, she didn't want to get too entangled, and he didn't dare to push too hard. So, they continued

flashed through Brandon's mind, but

her attention drifting to the jewelry box in the safe. She hesitated, wanting to open

gave her

Brandon saw her hesitation.

the jewelry

on the white jade necklace inside and she

her face closely, noting every change in her

a blank slate, as if lost in some

it around her neck. Sophia's eyes were fixed on Brandon's handsome

at the back of her neck,

grandfather, said to protect and bring

have the bracelet you gave me; it's supposed to keep me safe. You

the bracelet could protect you, how did you end up hurt? Just

"I don't want to."

it off, I'll

Goddess of Mercy is watching over

"No deal."

"Big brother..."

you want to give it back, you can. But for now, you'd

it."

"Okay."

...

memory, a boy's resigned voice, and a little girl's coquettish, childish tone

her shoulders, allowing the taller boy to

so. Sophia couldn't see the boy's

Brandon's handsome

around her neck and was gazing down at her, seemingly lost in the way she

seemed a bit out of it too, like he was caught up in

"We..."

ask him if they had known each other

towards

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