Chapter 9

Brandon glanced at him and reached out to take the phone.

“Hello?”

All he got in response was the busy tone of “beep beep”.

Brandon and Kent fell silent

“Maybe Ms. Yearwood accidentally hit a button, Kent tried to cover for Sophia, “She just told me she was busy, sounded a bit out of breath, like she was rushing somewhere.”

Brandon ignored him, simply tossing the phone back at him “Don’t mess around with unrelated stuff during meeting

times.

Kent didn’t say anything.

Brandon had already turned to Gavin, who looked puzzled, “Sorry for the sideshow, Mr. Evert.”

Gavin, over sixty and like Brandon, was also a big shot in the construction world, only with a much longer track record. He admired yet was wary of Brandon, the recent rising star. Today’s visit was mainly about seeking collaboration, so he brushed off Brandon’s apology with a hearty wave, “No worries, Mr. Crawley, everyone has their emergencies.”

Then he couldn’t help but glance at Brandon, “Mr. Crawley, if you have urgent matters to attend to, please go ahead. No rush, I just came to have a casual chat anyway”

Brandon said, “It’s fine.”

His gaze fleetingly glanced at Kent’s phone, yet his expression remained cool and detached.

Seeing through it all, Gavin suggested with a smile, “Mr. Crawley, how about we take a break? I didn’t sleep well last night either, had a night of grief thanks to my ungrateful son, might as well take the chance to rest up a bit.”

Kent jumped at the opportunity. “I’ll have someone take you to relax. The restaurant downstairs has afternoon teal ready, why not head down for a bite to tide you over?”

“Sounds good, Gavin chuckled as he stood up, “I’m actually getting a bit peckish.”

assistant to come over and take Mr. Evert and his

quickly

Brandon, who

she tell

Kent knew Brandon was

she’s returned the money you transferred to her brother back to your card yesterday. She wanted me to thank you on her behalf, and then she said. Kent watched Brandon’s expression

brow furrowed slightly, he turned his head,

got the shivers, “Mr.

to him. “Since when did you and Ms. Yearwood get so

Kent was speechless.

me directly, that she needs you

Kens felt wronged

to know what kind of tiff these two were in? It was

Chapter 9

to be the go between,

vent his inner

Ms. Yearwood couldn’t reach you

finished and pointedly gestured toward Brandon’s office, reminding him, “You forgot

walls and settling on the phone casually left on his desk. After a brief pause, he stood and

followed, eager as

up the phone, lit up the screen, unlocked it, and then, he saw Brandon’s expression

screen, struggling to maintain his composure. There were no missed calls

to contact Brandon in

could slap himself on the spot. Why assume things before verifying the facts, giving Brandon false hope?

showed no major emotional fluctuations, only

called out, “Mr.

phone back on the table.

didn’t dare linger, quickly closing

out the window. After a moment of silence, he still picked up

across a voice message, and

Sophia is a married woman, after all. While I trust she wouldn’t do anything improper, it doesn’t look good

paid it no mind, about to exit the chat when his eyes inevitably fell on

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