Chapter 7

Brandon was in the middle of a meeting with his phone lying next to him. When he heard the ping of a notification, he glanced over and caught a glimpse of a text from Patricia, pausing for a beat.

Kent, who was presenting at the time, was pretty sharp at reading the room. He paused mid-sentence, his eyes couldn’t help but sneak a peek at Brandon’s phone, only catching the name “Sophia” before Brandon smoothly flipped the phone face down on the table and looked up at him.

Kent got the jitters, thinking Brandon was about to chew him out, but all he got was a cool, detached glance, “Carry on!”

Kent hesitated, then nodded and tried to wrap up the design presentation, but as soon as he finished, Brandon’s face scrunched up in displeasure.

“Who greenlit this trashy proposal?” he asked, his voice was calm but it cranked up the tension in the already tight meeting room to eleven.

Kent was caught like a deer in headlights, glancing at Brandon and biting back his words.

Brandon’s gaze swept over the others in the room.

One by one, they all bowed their heads, feigning deep thought, scared stiff of locking eyes with Brandon and getting called out.

“Nobody has an answer? Brandon probed.

Silence Everyone clammed up.

Help-me looks were sneakily cast towards Kent.

Kent, Brandon’s right-hand man and the company’s VP, was always the one to take the heat, especially lately.

Even the slowest folks had picked up on Brandon’s off vibes. He wasn’t snappy or nitpicky, just inexplicably brought a chill to the room, with a laser focus on work that could freeze them.

And the kicker? He seemed to be on another planet half the time, like he was hit with a bout of amnesia.

With all eyes on him, Kent felt the heat. He could normally handle the blowback, but this time, could he really?

Kent tried to make himself small, hoping to slide under Brandon’s radar, but no dice. Brandon’s gaze followed the crowd’s and landed on him.

“Since everyone’s looking at you, why don’t you speak for the team, Kent? Brandon said, glancing at the Ephemoran architecture design on the big screen behind him, Who greenlit this trash?”

Kent was speechless.

Man, they were all throwing him under the bus

Brandon’s gaze held on Kent. “Kent?”

Kent, taking a deep breath, looked back at Brandon I, I don’t know.”

just didn’t have the guts to spill

at him, then back at

their heads down, pretending to be deep

your thoughts? Brandon called out

lobbed the question back at him. “Kent’s in charge of this project Brandon’s eyes shifted back

looked at his colleagues who were all busy pretending to take notes, then hesitantly met Brandon’s eyes, on

it on

It was you who approved the

last night,” he added,

went

and caught a rare glimpse of

at the design on the screen

ventured. “Mr. Crawley, you’ve seemed a bit off these past

expression was back to neutral, “Sorry, my oversight. Redo

his phone from the table and

the meeting room door closed,

others gave

“Warrior.”

toss me to the wolves when

only have you who can

you’ve worked hard. We’ll treat

comfort, but still puzzled

right, I noticed that too. He’s been

feel the same. He’s never been like

again

Mr. Crawley? Kent smoothly diverted the topic, “With his passion

days and zone out once in a

wrapping up the meeting and bantering with

were all casually discussing work until Brandon walked by, prompting everyone

a few heads with

bit afraid of

workaholic but didn’t expect the same from his employees. He was considerate, offered better compensation than competitors, and never lost it with his staff. He was a top-notch bass, but his

thought, his eyes drifting through the office

phone onto the

that “Sophia” he had accidentally glimpsed

a good impression on him. She was easy on the eyes, with sweet and innocent vibe, all quiet and no-fuss. She talked in this soft, slow voice that was just soothing to the ears no rush, no drama queen antics. She was polite and courteous with everyone, not pulling any of that high

up by him, so yeah, he was clued in about the split between Sophia

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