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.”

Evert and his entourage for a tour, arranging for their afternoon

quickly

hesitantly looked at Brandon, who remained seated and motionless, and softly called out,

tell you?”

didn’t specify, Kent knew Brandon was asking

Brandon’s expression carefully, choosing his words, “Her family doesn’t need the money right now, nor will they in the future. If her relatives come to you again, she said you should

his head, pondering as

got the

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

Kent was speechless.

me directly, that she needs you

Kens felt wronged

know what kind of tiff these two were in? It was something that could be resolved with

Chapter 9

phone call, but instead, he had to be the go between, not that he wanted to be the

Kent dared not vent

reach you and it was urgent, so she called my mobile

him,

through the conference room’s glass walls and settling on the phone casually left on his desk. After a brief pause,

followed, eager as

Brandon picked up the phone, lit up the screen, unlocked it, and then, he saw

as he involuntarily looked at Brandon’s phone screen, struggling to maintain

contact Brandon in the first

could slap himself on the spot. Why assume things before verifying the facts, giving Brandon false hope? Now, looking at Brandon’s

handsome face showed no major emotional fluctuations, only his

called

tossed the phone back on the table. “You

dare linger, quickly closing the door behind him as he

picked up the phone and opened WhatsApp. As soon as he did, he saw a message

coming across a voice message,

work, but you’ve got to keep an eye on your wife. Sophia is a married woman,

phone’s speaker Brandon paid it no mind, about to exit the chat when his eyes inevitably fell on

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