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”

forward and enveloped her

ear, then

stood there, watching his retreating figure. His tall silhouette, stretched by the lights, remained firm

was the Brandon she

chuckle, but soon her tears started to fall uncontrollably,

them, but for some reason, she

the tears back and, upon returning to her room, she deleted Brandon’s WhatsApp

was lucky. Her

leaving the country, Sophia found time to swing by her

Aaron Yearwood lounging on the couch playing video games, looking totally

Yearwood had spoiled him rotten, never wanting him to endure hardship This codding had inadvertently bred laziness in him. He couldn’t handle the

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a 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

notice Sophia enter, but their mother Laura, busy in the kitchen, did and immediately

his game, looked up instinctively toward

asked Sophia, “Did you two have

Sophia replied, “No.”

the coffee table, Oh right, did you talk to him? Tell him to give me that resort project. They need someone to do

Maple District, have you talked to Brandon? Laura chimed in, “That lakeside villa is really nice, spacious with great lighting, hot property. The sales office

the

thinking of asking Brandon

to borrow one million just like that, with no way to pay it back That’s not

the resort project, he’ll have the money to

on us. We don’t need your money, just a loan. We’ll

back with interest.

got no

since she married Brandon, Aaron thought he’d 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 projects

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

he was playing and his real caliber.

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