Chapter 1
Sophia Yearwood made her way to Brandon Crawley’s office, guided by his secretary.
Two years into their marriage, this was her first time stepping foot in his company.
“Mr. Crawley is still in a meeting. Please take a seat for a moment.”
The secretary offered a warm cup of coffee with a thoughtful explanation.
“Thanks.” Sophia took the coffee politely and settled herself on the sofa, scanning the spick-and-span reception room with its minimalist gray and white decor-totally Brandon’s style
The secretary sneakily sized up Sophia too. She looked young, her wavy hair cascading over her shoulders, and bangs naturally framing her face, giving off a fresh and soft vibe. She wasn’t much of a talker.
The secretary was still reeling from the fact that the lady in front of her was Brandon’s wife.
More shocking was the idea that Brandon, who always kept his cool and stayed away from the ladies, was actually hitched.
She couldn’t picture Brandon being all lovey-dovey with a woman.
The noisy chatter from outside snapped her out of her thoughts.
The meeting might be over, the secretary said quickly, “Sit tight, I’ll go check.”
Sophia instinctively glanced towards the door.
A tall person appeared, his head slightly tilted, deep in conversation with someone next to him. The sharp profile cut through the light and shadow, his expression serious and intense.
The person next to him…
Sophia froze when she caught sight of the girl’s beaming smile and stood up without thinking.
Brandon looked up and saw her standing in front of the sofa, hesitating for a moment before frowning.
“What are you doing here?”
The girl discussing plans with him looked up at the sound of his voice and was visibly taken aback to see Sophia.
Sophia flashed a polite smile at her before turning to Brandon and handing him the file she was holding. “Your,” she started to say “Your mom,” but switched to “Mom asked me to bring this over to you.”
Brandon’s mom wasn’t thrilled about her lazing around the house, and since Sophia didn’t fancy hanging around his mom either, she took the chance to drop it off.
Brandon took the file. “Have you eaten?”
Sophia shook her head “Not yet.”
Brandon closed the file and turned to his entourage. “We’ll continue the meeting this afternoon. Everyone go have lunch.”
The girl by his side seemed to want to say something but bit her tongue, nodded obediently, and then led the curious crowd away, all of them sneaking glances at Sophia.
Brandon took Sophia down to the company’s cafeteria for lunch.
While waiting for their food, Brandon was still glued to his laptop, fingers flying over the keyboard, his usual cold focus on display.
Sophia propped her cheek with one hand, quietly watching him.
He was good looking, with sharp features and a stern brow, his noble nose casting a shadow as he looked down, radiating a cool authority.
He always looked this unflappable and aloof, even in their most intimate moments.
She had secretly crushed on him for eight years, from sixteen to twenty-four, but now, she didn’t want him anymore.
bag resting on her thigh was the freshly
palm rested on the
anything wrong. He just didn’t
been for love, so maybe not loving her wasn’t
His
her gaze
even look up, still busy
thought watching Brandon work was a
looked up when he didn’t get a response,
Sophia smiled. “Nothing.”
casually asked, “When did Hannah start working
Brandon and Hannah had been classmates since their first year of high school, both the class’s heartthrobs and top students, always the go-to for school events. Rumors had swirled about them being into each other, but for some reason, they never got together, and Sophia, the
when she arrived, Brandon and Hannah were the center of attention, and she was the new kid. By the time she started making waves, school was over, and they
had already returned to his
and didn’t pry
what followed was
two people who liked their peace, it wasn’t a big
at the next
a pang of
kind of intimacy was something she and
man only had eyes for
a well-wound clock, precise and
had his schedule down to a science, knowing exactly what
a man wasn’t cut
Neither was she.
Brandon looked up, noticing her
her lips slightly, meeting his eyes with
Brandon’s attention back
with your
“Alright.”
was an hour later
asked
Chapter 1
was asking her, and then
thinking of checking out the bookstore,
nodded. “I’ll have Kent take you there. Don’t stay out too
assistant, someone Sophia had met a few
She nodded. “Okay.”
ended blandly, just like their two years
head home from the bookstore
cat. When she saw Sophia walk in, she teased the cat with a chuckle. Look at you, totally pampered with food, litter, the whole nine yards. Can’t make a dime, but you are so extravagant! Neither being considerate nor being lucky to get pregnant.
the ear, with a hint of
before heading back to her room. And sure enough, a symphony of clattering and Patricia’s unguarded
could just picture Patricia’s sourpuss face, which made her miss the freedom she had before getting hitched even more Back then, she only had to fend for herself,
was well aware that Patricia had never been
and Brandon were
just a twist of
had no clue about his illustrious status. She thought he was just like her, a regular Joe grinding away for
to marry
first, Sophia held onto some fairy-tale hopes for the future, which made putting up with Patricia’s two-faced antics behind Brandon’s
with different plans in mind for her future, she couldn’t
house in a
the mood to cook and just ordered some
had messaged earlier about working late. His company was still expanding; long hours
had grown accustomed to
the night, around eleven, Brandon finally got home, while
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In Chapter 1 of the when his eyes opened series, Sophia Yearwood visits her husband Brandon Crawley's office for the first time after two years of marriage. While waiting for him, she observes the dynamics in the office, including the presence of a girl named Hannah. Later, Sophia hands Brandon a file from his mother and casually mentions his mom's request. Despite the facade of a successful marriage, Sophia is secretly contemplating divorce due to Brandon's lack of love. They have a routine lunch together, revealing the cold and focused nature of Brandon's personality. Sophia envies the intimacy of other couples and decides to ask for a divorce that night after a passionate encounter with Brandon. Brandon surprisingly agrees calmly, and the next morning, Sophia leaves their home, leaving the signed divorce papers behind. Brandon, seemingly unaffected during a meeting, abruptly leaves, leaving his colleagues confused about his sudden change in demeanor...... Will this Chapter 1 author Novelxo.com mention any details. Follow Chapter 1 and the latest episodes of this series at Novelxo.com.
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