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

glanced at his phone screen, eyebrows lifting in a mock surprise

many years have we known each other? Phelps asked, leaning casually against the door

“Over two decades

office was serene, with

still have your little tell when you lie You

have been sliced with

hands, and he suddenly remembered he had pocketed his phone right after mentioning the two decades. His hands were

ran down his spine, and he

let out a soft chuckle, his voice steady and relaxed

“Gotcha

as if all the oxygen had been sucked

however, opened the door, still with a hint of mirth in

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 he’d get back at him I’m thinking someone in the Haskins might be muddying the waters,

pin this on lan

you a screenwriter? i think your acting skills

Phelps in the shoulder, his voice shaking

phone, talking about the Haskins- finished the whole dame plot in my head. My brother turns out to be

in amusement Feeling a bit more

Tyler that Phelps was trying to ease his tension over

a rubber band it

Tyler’s shoulder comforting

Duke, and the Haskins family has always been

The Huskins

lan’s close brotherly bond being no secret, someone acting se traver abroad could perfectly mask the true culpri

and was sanitizing his hands

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