Chapter 10

Brandon had already hit the road, stepping straight into his private lift With a long finger, he pressed the button, and the elevator doors began to close slowly kent, who was hot on his heels, only managed to catch a glimpse of the tautness on Brandon’s handsome face before the doors shut

Heading straight down to the basement parking lot, Brandon hadn’t even reached his car before his hand was already

ishing out the car keys and hitting the unlock button With a soft “beep,” the car unlocked.

Brandon strode up yanking the car door open and sliding into the driver’s seat. He buckled up without a second thought

hipped out his phone to give Sophia a ring.

After a few tones, the call was finally picked up

“Hello” Sophia’s familiar soft voice came through but Brandon, expressionless, hung up the call in a flash and tossed the phone aside. He had expected this yet for some reason, he had to confirm it.

Sophia, who had just scrambled out of the taxi, glanced at her phone, puzzled. She had just rushed back to the airport and was about to step out when her phone began to ring. She was feeling a bit queasy-maybe it was motion sickness

something and was in a hurry, so she answered the call without a second glance, only to find the caller hung up

without saying a word.

After a few seconds of busy tones, the screen reverted back to the home interface.

Sophia hesitated for a moment then tapped to view her recent call log. She immediately recognized the number at the top of the list, even without a saved name After all, two years of marriage had made that number all too familiar.

She wasn’t sure if Brandon was reaching out for something or had dialed her by accident. Her finger hovered over the screen debating whether to call back, but the hesitation made her stop halfway.

In the end Sophia didn’t call back

She stowed her phone, swallowing down the waves of nausea, and turned towards the security checkpoint.

Sophia, over here!”

hall, she spotted Susan

her, though

frantically waving her over, shouting. Over here,

her watch. Thankfully, there was still plenty of time, and

caused much

a hot tin roof, grabbing Sophia and shoving her

miss your flight

only made Sophia’s

noticed her slightly pale face and frowned. “You

head, “I’m fine, just rushed a bit

saying

bottle of water, “Have

instructed, “Ivan, take good care of Sophia

she and Ivan weren’t that close. Worried Susan might keep running her mouth Sophia quickly twisted the cap back on the water and handed it back. ‘Okay, were heading in now I’ll

her off. “Go on, safe

it, a hint of sadness crept into her voice,

gotta go so far? Her voice trembling with the threat of

Chapter 10

caught up in the emotional moment, gently patted her

off on a journey is just another way of running

memory of the call that was picked

thoughts back to the present and smiled at Susan, “It’s only two years, it’ll fly by.

nodded, her eyes red,

there

her, and they didn’t talk much, but whenever the crowd

was a lot

in looks, but in demeanor and the way they carried themselves. Both were calm and modest, both courteous and

charming but falling

wasn’t personal, yet they made no

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