Chapter 21

She eyed Brandon cautiously, trying to gauge his mood. “Who’s that?”

“Sophia,” he said, his handsome face composed, not bothering with any fake pleasantries.

Susan frowned. “You looking for her for something?”

Brandon didn’t answer, just looked at her, repeating his question: “Where is she?”

Susan shook her head quickly “I don’t know”

Afraid that Brandon might not believe her, she quickly added, “I really don’t know She just went that way, we haven’t been in touch, I really don’t know her address. Susan continued, “you’ve got phones and WhatsApp, right? If you wanna find her, just shoot her a message

But as soon as the words left her mouth, she saw Brandon’s expression go blank again.

He didn’t say anything more, didn’t even ask her to delete the photo, just gave her a look and turned to leave.

Susan didn’t know what did she do wrong, but watching his cold silhouette, she couldn’t help but call out, “Brandon.”

Brandon stopped in his tracks but didn’t turn around.

Susan still looking at his back, asked, “You looking for Sophia for something?”

“Nothing

don’t bother her anymore, okay? You’ve both chosen to let

Brandon didn’t respond.

saw his deep-set side profile tighten slightly, a bit cold, but he said nothing, neither good nor bad, just

might have blown a potential contract too,

came through

through too, but to her surprise, two days later, Kent suddenly informed

and couldn’t help but confirm with Kent

patience with the repeated confirmations, said, “You think I’ve

and couldn’t help but probe further, “Didn’t Mr. Crawley say before that it needed to go through the investment department for evaluation? Did it pass

Crawley made the call himself, no need for the investment

can make the call himself, why did we

just as confused. If Brandon

ways, Kent added, “Maybe he

spoken too loudly because just as he finished,

lowering his voice, “Alright, I’ve let you know. You guys get the contract ready too, grinding out the details is gonna take

The voice on the other end

Susan’s saccharine tone and shuddered

after the call, he couldn’t help but sneak

still looking at him, and with a nod of his chin toward the room,

rambling with Susan had been overheard by Brandon or what,

Crawley, you wanted to see

nodded slightly, picked up a folder from the top left corner of his desk, flipped through it, glanced at Kent. “Who’s currently

was somewhat puzzled.

regional general manager in charge of the Ephemoran branch, personally appointed

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