Chapter 226

Brandon looked puzzled. "Hmm?" I stepped closer to him, so close that I could smell the soap from his recent shower. It had a pleasant scent. I remembered how, back when my parents were alive, our home always used bar soap for washing hands and bathing. Nowadays, people mostly used hand sanitizer or body wash, and it was rare to even smell the fragrance of bar soap. "Are you wearing a disguise?" I asked, probing him. Brandon furrowed his brow and glanced at himself. "How much have you had to drink? You seem off." I had only had one drink, but he noticed it. His response made me smirk as I reached out and tugged on his shirt. "Brandon, stop playing dumb. I'm not talking about your clothes. I'm asking if you're hiding something about your identity. Are you extremely wealthy? Maybe even a hidden big boss?" Brandon's jaw tightened. "I don't understand what you're saying." He started to step back, trying to distance himself from me. "Do you not understand, or are you pretending? O