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.”

to come over and take Mr. Evert and his entourage for

assistant quickly herded everyone

conference room door closed, Kent hesitantly looked at Brandon, who

she tell

didn’t specify, Kent knew Brandon was

thank you on her behalf, and then she said. Kent watched Brandon’s expression carefully, choosing his words, “Her family doesn’t need the

furrowed slightly, he turned his head, pondering

got the

when did you and Ms. Yearwood get so

Kent was speechless.

caret-tell me directly, that she needs you to

Kens felt wronged

know what kind of tiff these two were

Chapter 9

he had to be the go

vent

Kent explained cautiously. “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

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

phone casually left on his desk. After a brief pause, he stood and

eager as a

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

involuntarily looked at Brandon’s phone screen,

intended to contact Brandon in

things before verifying the facts, giving Brandon false

help but sneak a glance, Brandon’s handsome face showed no major emotional fluctuations, only his eyes slightly narrowed, expressionlessly staring at the

tentatively called out, “Mr.

tossed the phone back on the table.

quickly closing the

turned his gaze out the window. After a moment of silence, he still picked up the phone and opened WhatsApp. As soon as he did,

emotionlessly, coming across a voice

to keep an eye on your wife. Sophia is a married woman, after all. While I

about to exit the chat when his eyes inevitably fell on a photo

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