Chapter 19

In the office, Kent couldn’t help but sneak peeks at Brandon in the inner office now and then.

After looking over at him, he couldn’t resist giving Susan the once over, his eyes scrutinizing her until she got ticked off, “What’s up?”

She was still miffed about running into him earlier and his incessant babbling.

Kent shot back, not in the best mood either. “You sure know how to backdoor your way in with finesse.”

“That’s got nothing to do with me. I didn’t dare dream of sneaking through your boss’s backdoor He’s the one who came to me asking for the papers

Susan found it odd recalling how Brandon reacted when she mentioned Sophia earlier, not at all like he was indifferent about Sophia.

She pondered for a moment, then leaned in closer to Kent, lowering her voice, “Hey, let me ask you something, how were things between your boss and his wife before?”

Kent glanced at her, “Why the nosiness?

“Just curious

She leaned in closer again, “Come on, spill it.

“No clue

Susan was speechless.

So much for her little investigation.

“But, Kent eyed her, you sure have a knack for picking your moments. Mr. Crawley never used to give anyone special

treatment before.”

Susan said. Not even Sophia?

“You’d have to ask Mr. Crawley about that. Kent stroked his chin, Sophia never asked Mr. Crawley for any favors. Who knows if he’d make an exception for her? Maybe he’s been secretly hoping Sophia would come to him”

Susan drew out her voice in disbelief, Pssh

“Don’t be so quick to dismiss it. Didn’t you notice? The moment you brought up Sophia, his attitude shifted

Susan scoffed at him, “That’s not a change in attitude. It just shows your boss is still sore about being dumped by Sophia and can’t get over the blow to his ego.”

eyes, not

many years, Kent knew

hit the intercom to

and looked at Susan, “Ms

Kent suspiciously, then glanced towards Brandon’s office before heading

“Come in.”

voice came from inside Susan pushed the door and

over your proposal, and I

looked surprised, “So, do you agree

didn’t say that.”

Susan kept silence

but the final decision on whether we’ll go ahead with the partnership still needs to be evaluated by

Susan nodded. “No problem.”

I expect a response

“Two weeks”

frowned, two weeks to get a response, plus the time it would take to finalize contracts, it could take months to seal the deal. This

with a buttered-up smile, “My colleagues are all vying

fate too. If it does get snatched away, then it means the Starlight Group and your company weren’t

that he was indirectly hinting that he wasn’t that interested in

talk. She couldn’t quite read Brandon’s mind and didn’t dare appear too anxious, so she chuckled, “True, I’ll just wait for the good

rant to Sophia about Brandon once she got home that

about Brandon, but she patiently listened to Susan’s

so perceptive, instantly noticed the subtle change in Sophia’s

decision-making power. He could settle the whole Starlight Hotel deal on his

So, was Brandon intentionally

stall you for no reason? If he’s not interested, he’d just say

Susan thought for a bit, “Is he

know. He’s always been decisive and straightforward. If he was interested, he would have made the decision on the spot, not left it to the investment department to grind over

Susan was confused too,

indicating she was just as clueless about

even more

she found herself summoned to the Starlight Group for discussions every day, as if

Kent, and they took place either in his

room.

day after day, seeing him more times than she had in the past two

the chances of bumping into Brandon were slim to none. She couldn’t figure out if Brandon was

noticed that Brandon seemed to be keeping tabs on her. In the past, even if he was home and she oppped over, he’d do nothing more than toss a polite hey her way before scooting off to his room. But now, although he was not saying he, she had caught him throwing glances her way amidst his

pensive.

afternoon, during a break from munching, Susan couldn’t help but gripe to Sophia over a WhatsApp video call, “Dragging me to their company every day. Can’t they just get their act together, lay it all out at once and

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