In the conference room
Daniel looked down on Sophia from his high horse.
Having arrived in the conference room before Sophia, he gave her the once-over out of habit as she followed in, and only then did he direct his gaze to her face.
"So, you and Brandon split up, huh?"
Daniel asked, exuding a kind of elder's authority from his demeanor to his tone.
Daniel wasn't sure if the two had really divorced.
Brandon had never directly addressed the question.
And Daniel had never laid eyes on a divorce certificate.
But it was a fact that Sophia hadn't been back in two years.
Even without an official divorce, being separated for two years was enough for a court to issue a divorce decree.
Sophia ignored his question.
"Did you need something from me?"
She asked, her voice consistently calm and gentle, neither servile nor overbearing.
"You haven't answered my question."
"If you called me here just to confirm that, then yes, we're divorced."
"Anything else?" Sophia asked, "I've got work to get back to, so if there's nothing more, I'll be on my way."
After saying this, Sophia gave a polite nod and turned to leave.
"Hold on," Daniel said to stop her. "Now that you're divorced, why come back?"
He looked at Sophia and added, "Didn't do too well out there, did you?"
Compared to Patricia's high and mighty attitude, Daniel was a tad more gentle, but it was still a kind of elder's arrogance that said, "See, I knew you couldn't cut it."
Sophia couldn't help but laugh and glanced back at him. "I'm doing just fine, thanks for your concern."
"If you're doing so well, why come back?" Daniel said, "If you've chosen to split, it's better to let bygones be bygones. All this back-and-forth is messy, and it's not good for anyone, whether you remarry or Brandon does. You should know, Brandon's been hung up on Mr. Frost's youngest daughter, Yolanda," Daniel said to Sophia, adding, "Now that Yolanda's back and they're both single, both families know each other well, it's a good match."
"Don't worry, I'm only back for work, not to entangle with your son," Sophia cut him off coolly, turning back around, "Your son isn't worth me coming back for, nor is he worth me giving up my career. Once I'm done with the current project,"
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