Chapter 4

Sophia chuckled awkwardly, “I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, just happened to walk by. I’m really sorry for causing such a hassle for you and your folks This whole marriage was a comedy of errors, anyway. We’re from different worlds You’ve got your own true love, and I’ve got my pride. Your parents can’t stand me, and I’m not about to twist myself into a pretzel to fit in. So, let’s just call it quits, shall we?”

Brandon’s eyes were locked onto her, his lips pressed into a thin line, silent.-

Sophia held his gaze quietly too.

I know my family background and personal circumstances might not be up to par with yours, but there’s someone out there who’ll think I’m the bee’s knees. I won’t force a square peg into a round hole, Sophia said with a smile, “I wish you and Yolanda all the best May you lovebirds find your happily ever after.”

Brandon remained silent

Sophia didn’t push the conversation further. She offered a polite smile and turned to head back to her room.

“Yolanda is Mr. Frost’s youngest daughter. She went missing when she was five. I was the one who lost sight of her, Brandon suddenly spoke up

Sophia turned around in surprise

“If she’s still alive, she’d be about your age, he continued, locking eyes with her.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know about her.” Sophia instinctively apologized.

“It’s fine,” Brandon cut her off. “There’s no issue of one of us not being good enough for the other. I’m sorry I didn’t take better care of you”

“It’s my fault, Sophia said.

“It’s not on you,” Brandon exhaled softly, regaining his usual composure, “I’ll have the lawyers handle the divorce, and make sure the assets are divided fairly

“No need,” Sophia declined with a smile, “It really wasn’t anything to do with me anyway.”

Brandon didn’t respond, just watched her quietly from a short distance, his gaze as deep and still as a dark, bottomless pool

Sophia’s smile faltered, her hand gesturing towards the back, “Well. I’ll be off then”

enveloped her in a

in her ear, then quickly let go

retreating figure. His tall silhouette, stretched by the lights, remained firm

was the Brandon

her tears started to fall uncontrollably, big, heavy

stop them, but for some reason, she couldn’t, and her throat was tight

forced the tears back and, upon returning to her room, she deleted Brandon’s WhatsApp and phone number. After that, she dove into the hustle and bustle of

lucky. Her visa

country, Sophia found

in, she saw her brother Aaron Yearwood lounging on

her senior, was a handsome guy with a decent education. He’d been a hard worker in his student days. but as the only son their mother Laura Yearwood had spoiled him rotten, never wanting him to endure hardship This codding had inadvertently bred laziness in him.

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bonehead who didn’t get him in the end, it was always someone else’s fault, never his. So, seven or eight years post-graduation, he had achieved zilch, always daydreaming about striking it rich with his own startup, draining his parents’ retirement funds in the process. Loads of start-ups, loads of money

immediately came out, her eyes instinctively scanning behind Sophia, Sophia? Why are you

up

then asked Sophia, “Did you

Sophia replied, “No.”

busy then? Aaron dropped his legs from the coffee table, Oh right, did you talk to him? Tell him to give me that resort project. They need someone to do it anyway, better the

sales office has been

guys have the money, you buy

thinking of asking Brandon

borrow one million just like that,

voice softened, But once your brother lands the resort project,

can count on us. We don’t need your

back with interest.

project? You’ve got no experience, no connections, no capital, no credentials. You think your shell

hit the jackpot, knowing that Brandon’s family was involved in real estate. After hearing from his fair-weather friends that construction was lucrative, he quickly set up a construction company with zero experience, hoping to score

it at a higher price, then offload it to someone else for cheap,

what game he was playing and his real caliber.

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