The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 9

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.”

and take Mr. Evert and his entourage for

quickly herded everyone

room door closed, Kent hesitantly looked at Brandon,

she tell

specify, Kent knew

Brandon’s expression carefully, choosing

brow furrowed slightly, he turned his head, pondering as he swept

got the shivers,

to him. “Since when

Kent was speechless.

there something she caret-tell me

Kens felt wronged

these two were in? It was something that

Chapter 9

had to be the go between,

Kent dared not vent his inner complaints

have much contact with Ms. Yearwood We’re not that close, Kent explained cautiously. “Maybe Ms. Yearwood couldn’t reach you and it was urgent, so she called my mobile to get to

him, “You forgot your

conference room’s glass walls and settling on the phone casually

eager

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

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

to contact

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

couldn’t help but sneak a glance, Brandon’s handsome face showed no major emotional fluctuations, only his eyes slightly

called

on the table. “You can

didn’t dare linger, quickly closing the

had darkened; he glanced at the discarded phone, then turned his gaze out the window. After a moment of silence, he still picked up the

emotionlessly, coming across a

You might be busy with work, but you’ve got to keep an eye on your wife. Sophia is a married woman, after all. While

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

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