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.”

not in the mood

with Brandon for so many years, Kent knew pride wasn’t

finished reviewing the proposal and hit the intercom to Kent’s

Susan, “Ms Cooper, Mr Crawley

towards Brandon’s office before heading over and

“Come in.”

cool voice came from inside Susan pushed

at her, “I’ve looked over your proposal, and

surprised, “So, do you agree

didn’t say that.”

Susan kept silence

personal opinion, but the final decision on whether we’ll go ahead with the partnership still needs to be

Susan nodded. “No problem.”

further, “When can I expect a response

“Two weeks”

to get a response, plus the time it would take to finalize contracts, it could take months to seal

are all vying for other clients, and I don’t

its fate too. If it does get snatched away, then it

realized that he was indirectly hinting that

tell if Brandon was genuinely uninterested or if it was just business talk. She couldn’t quite read Brandon’s mind

help but rant to Sophia about Brandon once she got

any more news about Brandon, but she patiently listened to Susan’s rant. When Susan mentioned the investment

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

shook her head slightly, “Not really. But Brandon himself has absolute decision-making power. He could settle the

So, was Brandon intentionally stalling

for no reason? If he’s not interested, he’d

Susan thought for a bit, “Is

straightforward. If he was interested, he would have made the decision on the spot, not left it to the investment department to grind over for half a

too, Then what’s his

hands, indicating she was just

even

but instead. she found herself summoned to the Starlight Group for discussions every day, as if they were very interested in their business district, bombarding her with

Kent, and they took place either in

room.

Susan bumped into Brandon day after day, seeing him more times than she had in the past two

during the holidays. But even on those days off or weekends, the chances of bumping into Brandon were slim

hey her way before scooting

pensive.

a break from munching, Susan couldn’t help but gripe to Sophia over a WhatsApp video call, “Dragging me

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