BOOKSDRAMA Chapter 674
Chapter 674
Brandon's tall figure, backlit against the light, suddenly planted itself in front of her, the sense of oppression hitting her like a ton of bricks.
Sophia instinctively wanted to stand up, but Brandon lightly pressed down on her shoulder, stopping her, and took a seat next to her on the empty chair.
As he pocketed his phone, he turned his head to look at her.
"What's got you so spaced out?" he repeated his earlier question.
"Nothing much."
His move to sit beside her ramped up her anxiety. She unconsciously scooted
over, then halfway through, she felt like she was overdoing it and had to
awkwardly stop, forcing a smile and saying, "Just some weird flashes popped into my head when I walked past the cafeteria today."
Brandon's gaze sharpened a bit, "What kind of flashes?"
Sophia: "A girl confessing to you."
Brandon: "..."
"But it was so fleeting, I couldn't even make out the girl's face."
Sophia tried to recall the scene, "I just vaguely remember she was looking up at
you with courage, eagerness, confidence... it was... kinda enviable."
Brandon looked at her, "Maybe it's something you've always wanted to do but
never dared to. That's why you're fantasizing about it."
Sophia's face turned red, "As if I'd ever want to do that."
"Why not?"
Brandon said, "You used to have the hots for me."
Sophia: "..."
"Anyway, I can't remember a thing now, so whatever you say goes-I've got no evidence to argue with you."
It took Sophia a while to squeeze out a response.
A hint of amusement twinkled in Brandon's eyes, "There might be some misleading stuff out there, but my claim about you liking me is legit. If you don't believe me, ask Susan."
Sophia didn't take the bait and smoothly changed the subject, "Like what, for example?"
"Huh?"
Brandon seemed caught off guard by her change of topic and softly echoed her question.
"What other things might be misleading me?"
Sophia nudged him for an answer, "Like what?"
"Like you thinking I'm cold-hearted. I admit that's partly true, but not entirely."
Brandon picked up the conversation naturally.
Sophia frowned, "Examples?"
"Like when you were ranting in the hospital about me working with you on the school science museum design."
"It's tough to stay passionate about work when you're dealing with a massive letdown."
Brandon said, looking at her, "I called you with so much anticipation, thinking you were you, but then the message I got was that you weren't. How could I just pretend nothing happened and discuss work with you?"
"Well..."
Sophia thought for a moment, "You could've just cleared things up."
Brandon: "Who has the time to chat?"
Sophia gave him a look that seemed to agree, nodding, "Alright, we'll give you a pass for that one. But what about the second time? The time you asked me to revise the design. You couldn't spare a moment then either?"
Brandon: "That day, I got a call from the police. They found a woman's body at the beach, so bloated you couldn't tell her face or body shape, and it floated in from the same direction where your accident
happened. The cops couldn't
confirm if it was you and called the
family for DNA identification."
Sophia: "..."
Suddenly, there was a bitter taste in her heart.
Brandon spoke calmly, but beneath that calm, she suddenly understood why he
had been silent on WhatsApp those days.
"You must have been devastated, right?"
Sophia asked him softly.
Brandon gave her a faint smile, "If it was only heartache, that would've been a
blessing."
Sophia froze.
The smile on Brandon's lips hadn't faded, and in that slight smiling, Sophia saw bitterness mixed with other complex emotions.
"Sophia."
He called her name softly, "Sometimes I think I shouldn't tell you these things. Without your past memories and feelings, everything I say feels like someone
else's story to you.
Just like you said, those random images popping into your head, seeing a girl confessing passionately to me, you didn't feel sad or jealous, just envious. You're like an onlooker, admiring someone else's courage..."
"I'm sorry, I..."
Sophia apologized in a fluster, but didn't know what else to say.
Brandon's words saddened her.
She felt like she'd inadvertently hurt him.
"You don't need to apologize, Sophia."
Brandon said softly, "I've been too hasty."
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He knew she needed more time to
adjust to and get used to him, and although he'd already convinced himself to accept the amnesiac me
her,
he couldn't help himself. When she
showed little habits similar to her past or talked about things they'd shared, he couldn't stop wondering how great it would be if she remembered. The content is on Novelxo.org! Read the latest
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He wanted to know what the real her thought.
Like the other day, when she saw someone confessing to him, didn't she feel a
bit
sad?
If she knew how he had struggled during the months she was gone, wouldn't she feel a twinge of pain for him?
The look in Brandon's eyes deepened Sophia's sadness. Her hands, resting on her thighs, twined together in helplessness.
The fact that she had lost her memory made her feel like a disembodied spirit,
occupying a shell but unable to empathize with the emotions and relationships behind the identity of "Sophia."
Seeing her hands twist together unconsciously, Brandon felt a pang in his chest,
regretting the turn their conversation had taken.
He reached out and firmly grasped her hands. "Sophia, those months you were gone, I truly thought you'd never come back.
For the first time, I knew what it felt like to prefer death to life."
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He tightened his grip on her hand,
eyes locking onto her still slightly bewildered gaze, "Even though I know you can't remember the past, I can't help but hope that you'll feel a pang
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"I..."
Sophia didn't know how to respond. She tried to pull her hand back, but then
stopped.
"These feelings are just too overwhelming. I really don't know how to process
them right now..."
"It's okay."
Brandon interrupted her gently, holding her hand firmer, "None of that matters.
We
can take it slow, like we're starting over.
Life's always gonna throw a mix of
met
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characters our way, some good,
some not so much. Not every
on
memory they plant in your head is the real deal, and can't be or guard I every second. All I'm asking is, if you run into someone or something that
gets you down, don't go it alone, and
don't overthink it by yourself. Run things by me, double-check, okay?" The content is on Novelxo.org! Read the latest chapter there!
Sophia's eyes slowly met his, and under his gaze, she gave a small nod: "Okay."