Chapter 1319

The office was eerily silent, with no response to be heard

Half of the drapes were obscured by a cabinet and the bay window was also blocked from view

Phelps whipped out his smartphone and dialed Tyler’s number

Stillness reigned within the office

After hanging up without a response. Phelps gently shut the office door once more

As the door clicked shut for the second time. Tyler peeked from behind a corner of the curtain

The drapes were thick and luxurious, turning Phelps office cum sanctuary into a pitch black cave, no matter how bright the sun shone outside

Now with the curtains parted Tyler locked eyes with the man standing inside the office.

Phelps hadnt left after all he was silently watching from within the room

The sound of the closing door had made Tyler instinctively think Phelps had gone, a testament to human habit

Their gazes met, and Tyler cracked a drowsy smile rubbing his eyes

“When did you get back? Tyler yawned stretching his legs as he hopped down from the cozy window seat, looking like he had just woken up from a deep sleep

Phelps eyed him for a few seconds before asking Did you sleep through the night?”

“Yeah, the whole Fitch ordeal hit me hard Accidentally dozed off here and woke up with a killer backache Tyler confessed, yawning again, his eyes watering slightly

his phone screen, eyebrows lifting in a mock surprise “Did

other?

“Over two decades

was serene, with Phelps

years, and you still have your little tell when you lie You fiddle with something‘

air in the room could have been sliced with a knife at that moment

his hands, and he suddenly remembered he had pocketed his phone right after mentioning the two

down his spine,

chuckle, his voice

“Gotcha

if all the oxygen

a hint of mirth

with the Herringtons, asking them to dig around. I was worried that this mess might be the Haskins family trying to stir the pot. Remember Chuke Fitch’s. cousin? Almost came to blows with Fitch at the Haskins family gathering, swore

this on lan

couldn’t help but sticker. ‘Aren’t you a screenwriter? i think your acting

the shoulder, his voice shaking with relief

you know? Waking up to your voice on the phone, talking about the Haskins- finished the whole dame plot in my head. My brother turns out to be the final villain! How could I stay calm? Damn it

twitched in amusement Feeling a bit more relaxed

dawned on Tyler that Phelps was trying to ease his tension over Fitch’s situation

like a rubber band it would eventually

patted Tyler’s

family has always been

The Huskins

and lan’s close brotherly bond being no secret, someone acting

was sanitizing his hands in the adjoining washroom

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