Chapter 2

Brandon bee-lined home.

It was his first time ducking out of work to head back

His pad, spick and span, no longer had any traces of Sophia, except for that divorce agreement on the coffee table, all mussed up by the breeze.

Brandon reached for it

The agreement was straightforward. Sophia didn’t want a thing. What was hers before the marriage stayed hers after

Her signature was already on the dotted line

Her handwriting was gorgeous, all flowy and elegant.

Brandon zoned out staring at the signature on the divorce papers.

No clue how much time had passed when the rustling sound of the door opening snapped him back to reality

Brandon whipped his head toward the entrance.

Patricia had just stepped in, and his sudden glance startled her big time

“What’s up?” she asked, puzzled, clearly noticing the flicker of hope on Brandon’s face slowly fade into dead calm.

“Nothing much, he replied coolly. “What brings you here?”

“I was worried Sophia might be bored stiff at home alone, just dropped by to keep her company, Patricia said with a smile, moving towards him, “What’s with the sudden home run today? Something up with Sophia?”

As she spoke, her brows furrowed with concern, her head turning towards the room.

“She’s fine, Brandon said, looking at her, “Do you drop by often?”

“Not really, just now and then.”

Patricia’s face was painted with awkward embarrassment, and upon finishing her sentence, she saw Brandon’s brow furrow

She quickly changed the subject to the papers in Brandon’s hand “What’s that?”

Reaching to grab them, but before her fingertips could touch the documents, Brandon pressed them down first.

“It’s nothing. Brandon said, looking at Patricia, “No need for you to come over if there’s no issue. Sophia’s got her work. cut out for her. We’ll come visit you when we get the chance.”

“She, Patricia began, almost blurting out “What work could she possibly have?” but quickly bit her tongue, “Alright then.

She couldn’t help but remind Brandon, Sophia’s been recuperating for over a year and still no baby bump. I hope she hasn’t got some lingering issues. Have her get checked at the hospital when she can. I wouldn’t want troubles with having kids later.

Brandon said. “It’s the kid I didn’t want.”

Patricia looked at him, baffled

Brandon issued the boot. “You better head back, and don’t come around unless it’s necessary.”

Patricia’s mouth hung open, wanting to protest, but ultimately, she shut it under Brandon’s icy stare, and turned to leave.

Brandon watched the door close, glanced around the house now devoid of Suphia’s presence, heaved a long sigh, picked up his phone, and dialed his assistant Kent. “Kent, set up a meeting with the lawyer, gotta sort out this divorce

Huh? Kent was taken aback. Wasn’t it just yesterday he’d sent Sophia over? They didn’t seem to be at odds.

Brandon hall aiready hung up, tossing the divorce papers on the coffee table and stepping out the door

Sophia moved back to her smell suburban house.

Chapter

She’d bought it before getting hitched, just the right size for her solo living.

and Brandon had their one-night stand, which led to the pregnancy that

Susan Cooper’s begging and tagged

the guy who never showed up to these things, would be there

lost all contact, didn’t join the class group chats or reunions. They were like ships passing in the night, briefly crossing paths before

had vanished

what he’d done. Whenever Sophia casually prodded her high

never found the

afraid it’d show, she hid behind eating and drinking, unwittingly

duty, volunteered to take her home

although she was a bit drunk, she wasn’t out cold. Still, the alcohol did a number on her balance. In her tiny one-room house, she tripped over shoes left by the door as soon as she entered. Brandon, quick on the uptake, caught her and in the inertia of the moment, she ended up in his arms. The lights were off, Brandon had had a few

had a boyfriend, but

the

to the fullest, both

Brandon to be as green as her

family background and looks, it was

single a man wholly devoted to his work

upbringing also made him a stickler

the only slip-up

And for Sophia, too.

life

She was looking to get some advanced training and was already getting her ducks in a row to apply to the School of Architecture of Apex Engineering University.

saw it

they let loose a little

by the pharmacy for the morning-after pill. She was also kind of ng her fingers, hoping that she was in the clear since it was supposedly her safe period. But

out she was pregnant, she was at sixes

talking marriage, having the kid

night, and they hadn’t been in touch since. Sophia hadn’t planned on telling Brandon in the first place, but as

was a bit red-faced and wanted to keep the test results under wraps, but

was

“Let me see

was laced with an

handed over the

at the report for a bit,

her head, clueless. She hadn’t anticipated this baby, and

towards us getting married and having the baby, Brandon said. “But the ball’s

“Getting married?”

Brandon was pulling her leg, but then she

a couple of days to mull it

but she never imagined

and then told Brandon, “So, let’s tie the knot.” Just like during a divorce, he

the third day, they picked up their

yet somehow it all

and the

her marriage to Brandon to fizzle

was a whirlwind start and a whirlwind

two years felt like a

her house, Sophia felt an

tripped over a shoe and

in his eyes, and even now, her heart skipped

thought

had harbored feelings for many years, which led to that night’s

was just a bit too tipsy,

heart ached with this

a tiff between Brandon and his father in the study a few

to see you married before he passed. You didn’t want him to leave with regrets, so you rushed things with Sophia. It just so happened that she was pregnant with. your child, so I didn’t say much. It gave your grandpa peace, but it’s been two years, and that child wasn’t meant to be with you guys You’re not planning to

got my reasons. Mind your own

at you. Because of Yolanda Frost, you wouldn’t date anyone, and then you go to

Crawley, his tone icy. This is my

won’t talk about her. Every time she comes up, you jump to her defense I’m

“She’s never coming back”

Brandon’s voice faded a bit. It was one of the rare moments she could detect a different emotion in

heard the name Yolanda, and she felt a

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