Chapter 58

Martin frowned, “What do we need this for?”

Brandon replied, “Just in case.”

“Alright. I’ll send it to you tomorrow.” Martin nodded agreeably.

Brandon said, “Thanks for the trouble.”

Martin chuckled, “Come on, there’s no ‘trouble’ between you and me.”

Glancing at his watch, he added, “Gotta cut this short, or it’ll be daylight here before we know it. You should hit the hay too.”

With that, he hung up the call.

As Martin put away his phone, the smile on his face also vanished.

He had known Brandon for years, and Brandon was always a man of decisive action. This indecisive side of Brandon was new to Martin.

His gut was telling him something fishy was going on.

After mulling it over for a moment, Martin stood up and made a call to his assistant, “Book me a flight to Wye City for tomorrow.” After hanging up, Brandon stayed put.

He stood by the window, gazing at the myriad lights outside.

so easily. The more swiftly Martin

asking how the childhood background check on

next morning, and it gave

before. How could Kent have made any progress so quickly? His own schedule wasn’t

pushing for an update, Kent couldn’t drag his feet. He shot back a message saying he’d have an update

family background. They weren’t locals, having moved from the north when she was a child.

by his side for years and knew what he was after. It wasn’t just Sophia’s childhood.

time pressing, digging up neighbors from Sophia’s hometown for a background check was unrealistic. The people who knew her

some fine wine, coffee beans, and a selection

only Sophia’s father Haley was

who always nodded along to his domineering wife, scarcely daring to voice his own opinions. He probably figured a peaceful home trumped all, so he had grown. accustomed to taking it on the chin, yet deep down, he harbored some macho pride. Years of being under his wife’s thumb had left him feeling pent

breakfast with a glass

found Haley

the other, was absentmindedly nibbling on peanuts as he

with a smile as he entered the room, taking a quick Inok around, “Is

welcoming him in,

between their families being handled

a slow day, and I thought of you. Figured I’d come over to join you

so casual, came in with gifts and snacks, setting them on the dining table and serving them up as if he were in his own home. He called out to Haley, “Come on, Mr. Yearwood, let’s have a drink while the food’s still hot.”

him suspiciously, “They say you don’t visit the temple without

him, patting the fine bottle on the table, “Someone gifted Mr. Crawley some nice liquor, and he

grateful. Kind

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