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.”

signaled an assistant to come over and take Mr. Evert and his entourage for a tour, arranging for their afternoon

assistant quickly

door closed, Kent hesitantly looked at Brandon, who remained seated and

did she tell

specify, Kent knew

her behalf, and then she said. Kent watched Brandon’s expression carefully, choosing his words, “Her family doesn’t need the money

his head, pondering as

got the shivers,

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

Kent was speechless.

something she caret-tell me directly,

Kens felt wronged

tiff these two were in? It was

Chapter 9

phone call, but instead, he had to be the

not vent his inner complaints

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

office, reminding him, “You forgot your phone

gaze lifted, passing through the conference room’s glass walls and settling on the phone casually

followed, eager as a

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

beat as he involuntarily looked at Brandon’s phone screen, struggling to maintain his composure. There were no missed calls

to contact Brandon in the first

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

a glance, Brandon’s handsome face showed no major emotional fluctuations, only his eyes slightly narrowed,

tentatively called out,

tossed the phone back on the table. “You can go

closing the

the discarded phone, then turned his gaze out the window. After a moment of silence, he still picked up the phone and opened WhatsApp. As soon as he did, he saw a message from

a voice

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

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

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