"I am sorry, I still have plenty of things to do..." Sophia's voice sounded like it was coming from nowhere.

It did not feel very genuine, but Brandon was relieved that she hadn't changed so much.

After all these years, she was still the same girl he remembered in his memory.

Sophia boarded the bus, panting, and refused to look out the window.

‘Just let it go” Sophia thought to herself and continued, ‘we all have been living well these past five years; it would be better if we had nothing left to do with each other’’ 

She was mentally drained with all of these.

Maria was feeling a bit sick today. She called Sophia before she left work and asked her to pick up Emma.

Sophia was exhausted as a result of her mother's illness.Her only two hours of free time in the afternoon, from 5 to 7 PM, were likewise taken up.Her mother was seated on the sofa when she arrived home with Emma.

Only the sound of the kettle in the kitchen boiling water could be heard because the TV was turned off.

"Wash your hands and then go do your homework" Sophia advised Emma after noticing Maria's solemn expression.

"Mom and your grandmother will talk for a while, okay?" she added.

Sophia sat beside her mother as Emma walked away respectfully.

"Is everything okay, Mom?" Maria sighed, her tone filled with dread.

"I do not know how long my illness will persist.Sweetie, mom only wants you to live a happy life.Your Aunt Kate just came in and stated that you and Finn just broke up? Tell me the truth, haven't you forgotten about him yet?"

Her words had emphasis, and Sophia knew who she was pertaining to, but she chose to evade that last question.

"Mom...Finn does not like me"

Sophia grimaced, "So, I don't want to waste any more time with him.Besides, Emma and I already depend on each other to continue living, and I no longer look forward to having a perfect marriage with the perfect husband these days.It's all good."

"Then use your mother's good health to have the wedding early and try to make Finn like you as much as possible"

It seemed that her aunt Kate, who lived next door, nagged a lot to her mother about her relationship with Finn.

In the past, Maria forced Sophia into dating Finn, but she would not have imagined that it would go so far as to make them assertively marry each other.

"Mom, Finn, and I are not cut out for each other...Sophia was afraid to confront her mother with facts.She was terrified that she might become enraged once more.If something were to happen, she knew she would take it on herself.

"How are you so sure that the two of you are not compatible? As long as you can communicate well with each other, it will be great! At your age, you do not have to worry about love.It is more important to find a decent guy to marry!" said Maria in a concerned tone.

Sophia took her mother's hand and casually said, "I know.Do not worry about it.I will indeed live a wonderful life."

She then continued, "Mom, I do not have enough time.I will have to go first."

she did not forget to turn around and advised her, "If you

coffee table, having it as

absence from work for the first time spread like wildfire throughout the

son was said to

having a child kept circulating,

true or not, but there

not be something like

silent during the

of the few minutes before work

has

as she observed it through the

grinned as she said, "It's like the end of the world has finally come and gone’ "Hey, Sophia, do you think that

with one palm, her mind

admired Patrick, this was the first time

stayed by her side for so many years if she was

reverberated in

groaned and resumed her daily

in my hands before

two people exchanged

only have five days left before I return

went past quietly and

out

it was going to rain when it was

hurry up and pick up Emma before it

with Emma and raised her little hand to the entrance

to come home before

pushed through the door and found her mother lying

were a

from fear.She dialed the 911 emergency contact right away and rushed her mother to the hospital.Her mother was rushed

so she requested Fiona to take her for a few

finished at two

taken to the hospital in a timely

might need an entire lifetime;

help but burst into tears as

once, please, allow me to have a

murmured to

Sophia managed to calm

took the bottle next to her mother's bed and went to get some hot water so

the hospital corridor was deafeningly

The lighting was dim.

not go that far before coming face to face with

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