Chapter 20


    san froze for a second when she got the message, then it hit her like a ton of bricks that sending that


    pic to Sophia was a no go. She had already chosen to study abroad to dodge any news about


    Brandon, giving herself some breathing room to gradually get over everything to do with him. Yet, here


    she was, unknowingly stirring the pot.


    [Alight she shot back a quick reply to Sophia, keeping it short and sweet Being as tight as thieves, she


    knew Sophia wasn’t ticked off and didn’t need an apology a simple chat would do the trick.


    Sophia replied with an emoji smile just as fast no long-winded message, but it was an unspoken


    agreement to let sleeping dogs he


    Susan couldn’t help but smile back at Sophia’s emoji, zoning out while staring at her phone screen until


    a shadow


    seemed to


    over it


    On autopilot she looked up and was caught off guard by Brandon standing right in front of her.


    Brandon stood there, his tall frame and his chilly vibe instantly making her feel like she was in the hot


    seat.


    shed an awkward grin. “What are you doing here?”


    Brandon didn’t say a word, just reached out his hand. Give it to me.”


    Juh Susan was puzzled “Give you what?


    The photo The one you just snapped Brandon rified.


    Susan was in silence


    Brandon didn’t rush her, just watched her calmly and patiently, his hand still outstretched. Despite not


    being pushy, the bottomless calm in his eyes put Susan under a ton of pressure. As if on autopilot, her


    hand holding the phone hesitated


    before handing it over


    When the cool touch of the phone hit his palm, Brandon nced at her.


    “Thanks” he said already focusing on the phone in his hand.


    As his deep pleasant voice filled the air, Susan snapped back to her senses. Her phone screen was still


    on the WhatsApp chat with Sophia


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    “Wait a sec”” she blurted out, reaching to snatch her phone back, but it was toote. Brandon had


    already seen Sophia’s WhatsApp response She could clearly see his gaze linger on the screen, his


    usuallyposed face turning frosty, the peaceful aura around him chilling just a tad.


    “Uh” Susan forced a smile, her hand trembling as she reached for the phone in his grip, trying to pull it


    back, but it didn’t


    budge


    Brandon didn’t scroll through the chat history. He just stared at the two lines on the screen.


    Sophia. [He’s single now, free to choose the life he wants. Don’t fret about it too much.]


    i can give you a hand with work stuff, but let’s not talk about Brandon anymore. Honestly, I’d rather not


    know anything about him.]


    Above that was the message Susan had sent to Sophia not long before [Check out the way Hannah’s


    looking at Brandon. I’d bet my bottom dor there was something going on between them before.]


    Above the text, the shadow of the photo was faintly visible


    Brandon clicked on the photo, nced at it, and put it away, his face still calm as he stared at Sophia’s


    two sentences.


    Susan also noticed where Brandon’s gazended in his eyes and wanted to kick herself for handing


    over the phone


    intimidating look,pletely forgetting to exit the chat.


    She couldn’t tell if Brandon was more bothered by her rant or Sophia’s reply, she just couldn’t read him.


    h you okay? Susan cautiously watched his expression, asking hesitantly, “I was just shooting the


    breeze, don’t take it


    As she spoke, her hand, shaky as a leaf, reached for the phone in his palm again. Before her fingertips


    could touch it,


    Brandon had already turned the phone off and tossed it back to her.


    “Where is she?’ he suddenly asked, his voice very cool.


    Susan didn’t know what to say