Chapter 674

Brandon's tall figure, backlit against the light, suddenly planted itself in front of her, the sense of oppression hitting her like a ton of bricks.

Sophia instinctively wanted to stand up, but Brandon lightly pressed down on her shoulder, stopping her, and took a seat next to her on the empty chair.

As he pocketed his phone, he turned his head to look at her.

"What's got you so spaced out?" he repeated his earlier question.

"Nothing much."

His move to sit beside her ramped up her anxiety. She unconsciously scooted

over, then halfway through, she felt like she was overdoing it and had to

awkwardly stop, forcing a smile and saying, "Just some weird flashes popped into my head when I walked past the cafeteria today."

Brandon's gaze sharpened a bit, "What kind of flashes?"

Sophia: "A girl confessing to you."

Brandon: "..."

"But it was so fleeting, I couldn't even make out the girl's face."

Sophia tried to recall the scene, "I just vaguely remember she was looking up at

you with courage, eagerness, confidence... it was... kinda enviable."

Brandon looked at her, "Maybe it's something you've always wanted to do but

never dared to. That's why you're fantasizing about it."

"

Sophia's face turned red, "As if I'd ever want to do that."

"Why not?"

Brandon said, "You used to have the hots for me."

Sophia: "..."

can't remember a thing now, so whatever you say goes-I've got no evidence to argue with

Sophia a while to squeeze out

in Brandon's eyes, "There might be some misleading stuff out there,

take the bait and smoothly changed the subject, "Like what, for

"Huh?"

change of

things might be

him for an answer,

you thinking I'm cold-hearted. I admit that's partly true,

picked up the

Sophia frowned, "Examples?"

when you were ranting in the hospital about me working with you

President Poe showed me your design, I recognized your style instantly and couldn't wait to add you on WhatsApp to send you a video. But then someone else picked up your phone.

passionate about work when

anticipation, thinking you were you, but then the message I got was that you weren't. How

"Well..."

"You

has the

seemed to agree, nodding, "Alright, we'll give you a pass for that one. But what about the second time?

at the beach, so bloated you couldn't tell her face or body shape, and it floated in from the same

happened. The cops couldn't

if it was

family for DNA identification."

Sophia: "..."

bitter taste in

calmly, but beneath that calm,

on WhatsApp

must have been devastated,

Sophia asked him softly.

faint smile, "If it

Sophia froze.

and in that slight smiling, Sophia saw bitterness

"Sophia."

"Sometimes I think I shouldn't tell you these things. Without your past memories and feelings, everything

like you said, those random images popping into your head, seeing a girl confessing passionately to me, you didn't feel sad or jealous, just envious. You're like an onlooker, admiring someone

"I'm sorry, I..."

apologized in a fluster, but didn't know what else to

Brandon's words saddened her.

felt like she'd inadvertently

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