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

quickly herded

the conference room door closed, Kent hesitantly looked at Brandon, who remained seated and motionless, and softly called

did she tell you?” Brandon

knew Brandon was asking about

your card yesterday. She wanted me to thank you on her behalf, and then she said. Kent watched Brandon’s expression carefully, choosing his words, “Her family doesn’t need the money right now, nor will they in the future.

head, pondering as he swept a glance at

the shivers,

“Since when did you and Ms.

Kent was speechless.

she caret-tell me

Kens felt wronged

know what kind of tiff these two were

Chapter 9

be the

Kent dared not vent

“Maybe Ms. Yearwood couldn’t reach you and it was urgent, so she called my mobile to get to you. After all, everyone knows if they can’t find you, they come

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

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

followed, eager

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

looked at Brandon’s phone screen, struggling to maintain his composure. There

intended to contact Brandon

himself on the spot. Why assume things before

face showed no major emotional fluctuations, only his eyes slightly narrowed, expressionlessly staring

tentatively called out,

back on the table. “You

quickly closing the door behind him as he

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 Patricia [If

across a voice message,

be busy with work, but you’ve got to keep an eye on your wife. Sophia is a married woman, after all. While I trust she wouldn’t do anything improper, it doesn’t look good for acquaintances

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

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