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 entourage for

quickly herded

looked at Brandon, who remained seated and

did she tell you?”

Kent knew Brandon was

Kent watched Brandon’s expression carefully, choosing his

slightly, he turned his head, pondering as he swept a

got the shivers, “Mr.

tilted his head to him. “Since when did

Kent was speechless.

me directly,

Kens felt wronged

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

Chapter 9

the go between, not that he

vent

Kent explained cautiously. “Maybe Ms. Yearwood couldn’t reach you and it was urgent, so she called my mobile

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

casually left on his desk. After a brief pause, he stood

eager

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

at Brandon’s phone screen, struggling to maintain his composure. There were no missed calls on Brandon’s

never intended to contact Brandon in the

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

major emotional fluctuations, only his

tentatively called

phone back on the table. “You can go out

didn’t dare linger, quickly closing the

his gaze out the window. After a moment of silence, he still picked up the phone and opened WhatsApp. As soon as he

emotionlessly, coming across a voice message, and

but you’ve got to keep an eye on your wife. Sophia is

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

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