Chapter 1362 Who Dared To Torment_You


    As the clock struck six in the twilight. Brandon, weary from a long day at work, nudged the door open and entered his abode. On the brink of


    illuminating the room with a flick of the switch, a curled-up shape on the sofa shed at the edge of his vision.


    J sat there, a terrified creature trapped within her own emotions, quaking in the corner of the sofa. It seemed as though a shadow of immense


    sorrow had swept over her. Her delicate frame trembled subtly and the faint echoes of her sobs hung in the room.


    This was the premiere act of her silent sorrow and despair he had ever witnessed.


    A surge of anguish twisted his heart. With brisk strides, he closed the distance between them, his handsnding gently on her shoulders, and his


    voice rang with urgency. "J, what''s the matter? What happened?"


    Slowly. like the lifting of a tragic mask, J raised her face, cheeks glistening with the tracks of her tears.


    With a brave heart, she attempted to shield Brandon from her distress. She stifled a sniffle and contorted her features into an awkward grin,


    managing to utter, "I''m alright..."


    Witnessing her forced sense of maturity, Brandon''s heart shattered even more.


    He crouched down, cupping her tear-stained cheeks, his thumb tracing the wet trails away as he softly interrogated, "Can you confide in me about


    your tears? Have you been harassed, or are you unwell?


    Why didn''t you alert me?”


    Inundated by Brandon’s flurry of inquiries, J felt slightly overwhelmed. But the palpable concernced in his questions stirred warmth within her.


    "I promise, I''m okay." J burrowed herself into Brandon''sforting embrace, nuzzling affectionately into his chest. "You must be starving. right?


    Shall I whip up something for you?"


    Her attempt to distract him was transparent to Brandon, a seasoned businessman. He gently disengaged from her, locking his gaze on hers, his tone


    growing grave. "Tell me the truth: why the waterfall of tears? Who dared to torment you?"


    Her eyes twinkled mischievously as she teased, "Why don''t you try guessing?”


    Irritated, Brandon pinched J''s cherubic face, retorting somewhat harshly, "How am I expected to y detective?"


    "Assume someone did torment me, how would you react?" J tilted her head upward, silently anticipating Brandon''s response.


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    Unfortunately, destiny was the devious antagonist she found herself unable to counter.


    Brandon''s gaze hardened, his eyes.


    glinting ominously. ‘I can''t stomach


    the thought of harming my own dy


    lovecif anyone dares to hurt you,


    they will rue the day they were born.”


    The intensity of his vow drew a chuckle from J, her face finally brightening with a genuine smile.


    Beholding her enchanting smile, a surge of adoration flooded Brandon''s heart,pelling him to lean in and nt a tender kiss on her lips.


    Between breathless kisses, he murmured in a husky undertone, "Your smile is the most beautiful sight to behold.”


    Although the shared kiss left him gratified, Brandon couldn''t quell the lingering concern for J''s unspoken tears.


    He guided J to sit upright, his ~


    resolute gaze signaling that he


    wouldr''t rest until he was privyto


    her secret. "Will you share the ‘truth


    with me now? What made you cry?"


    To drive his paint home, he reiterated sternly, "Speak the truth; don''t try to conceal it from me!”


    J cocked her head and offered him a teasing smile. "Do you really wish to know?"


    Impatient. Brandon yfully tapped J''s forehead, his brow furrowed. "Out with it, don''t leave me hanging."


    J yfully stuck out her tongue. “Alright, I''lle clean."


    She straightened her posture and her expression gradually adopted a serious demeanor.


    "Brandon, do you recall our promise?” J locked her gaze on Brandon''s.


    Brandon was puzzled. "What promise?”


    Gently sping Brandon''srger


    hand within her own, J''s voice


    was sober, her wordsced with>


    gravity: "Didn''t we swear to always


    be ferthright and transparentwith


    each other?"


    “


    Brandon was momentarily stunned. Before he could voice a response, J pressed on, her toneyered with a calcted emphasis, "Are you


    concealing something from me?”