NovelEnglishSophia felt a sudden wave of awkwardness.
The realization that she and Brandon weren't actually married triggered an instinctive urge to keep her distance.
“I'm sorry, | just...”
She started to explain, but the words got tangled on her tongue. All she could manage was an uneasy smile. “There are so many
people watching.”
Brandon glanced at her and offered a faint smile, but didn’t say anything.
Before long, a guest spotted Brandon and made a beeline over to greet him. Brandon returned the greeting with polite warmth.
Seeing someone successfully strike up a conversation, others quickly gathered around, forming a little social circle.
Sophia could tell from the way everyone addressed each other that these were all influential figures in the localmunity. She
kept quiet, only offering a polite smile when someone’s attention landed on her.
The greetings soon faded, and everyone's focus shifted to the little girl in Brandon's arms.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“And who is this?” someone asked, curiosity piqued.
“My daughter, Theresa,” Brandon replied calmly.
He hadn’t even finished the sentence when the group’s jaws dropped in surprise.
“Mr. Crawley has a daughter? Howe we've never heard about this?” The man who spoke echoed the astonishment on
everyone's faces.
Brandon just smiled, then—without warning—slipped an arm around Sophia. “And this is my wife, Sophia.”
Sophia quickly hid her surprise, glancing over at Brandon.
He looked perfectly at ease, as if he wasn’t hiding a thing.
After a second round of shock, the group recovered, now smiling as they addressed her, “Mrs. Crawley.”
All Sophia could do was return their smiles and greetings. The fact that it was everyone's first tmeeting her helped her muster
herposure. Wearing the title of “Mrs. Crawley,” she carried herself gracefully, greeting the group with poise and giving no sign
of nerves or embarrassment.
Her easy confidence and obvious intelligence caught sof the guests off guard. Someone even teased Brandon, half-joking,
“You really kept Sophia a secret, didn’t you? Didn't want to share her with the rest of us?”
Brandon just smiled, letting thement pass.
Soon, the conversation drifted naturally back to business.
This wasn’t a topic Sophia could contribute to, so she stood quietly to the side, observing.
Brandon still held her hand, not letting go. Though he smiled at the people he spoke with, there was a distracted edge to his
expression.
Sophia, too, found her mind wandering. She smiled and listened, but her eyes drifted across the room—and that’s when she
spotted Susan, justing in through the entrance.
Kent was greeting guests by the door as usual and noticed Susan as well, but after a brief glance in her direction, he smoothly
shifted his focus back to his guests, his smile never faltering.
Susan, for her part, acted as if she hadn't seen him. She walked past Kent, her expression pleasant, scanning the room as if
searching for someone.
Sophia turned to the group chatting with Brandon and said apologetically, “Excuse me, | need to go say hello to a friend. Please,
carry on.”
As she spoke, she reached for Theresa, gently taking her from Brandon. She leaned in, murmuring quietly, “Susan just arrived. I'll
go greet her—you stay and chat.”
Brandon glanced at Susan, who was still looking around, then nodded and reminded her softly, “Don’t wander off too far.”
“I won't,” Sophia assured him
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