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Without looking at the screen, Brandon answered.

At this hour, it could only be Kent calling.

“Mr. Crawley, Mr. Evert would like to meet with you tomorrow afternoon, what do you think?” Kent reported the next day’s schedule diligently from the other end of the line, but before he could finish, Brandon cut him off

with a flat tone.

“Not meeting him.”

“Uh?” He hadn’t heard of any recent issues between Brandon and Mr. Evert, so this sudden refusal was unexpected.

“I’ll be out of town for a few days, postpone all appointments accordingly,” said Brandon.

Kent quickly flipped through Brandon’s schedule. “But Mr. Crawley, you don’t have any trips planned. Where are you headed?”

“That’s none of your business, just make sure it’s arranged.”

After giving instructions, Brandon hung up.

Kent, still baffled, listened to the “beep beep” on the other end and looked up at his assistant, “Does Mr. Crawley have any trips scheduled?”

The assistant was just as clueless, “Not that I know of.”

Kent’s frown deepened, and he sent a message to Brandon, [Mr. Crawley, do you need me to book your flight now?[

Brandon’s reply came quickly. [No need]

Kent was puzzled.

A trip even he was kept in the dark about?

Sophia made it to the graduation venue just in the nick of time.

She’d left home a bit late that morning and made a last–minute stop at the studio to discuss some creative ideas for the traditional resort project with Don – the client was pressing hard. She rushed to the venue right after their meeting.

By the time she arrived, the graduation ceremony was about to start. The place was decorated to the nines, most of the students were already there, still scrambling for seats or huddled in groups chatting away.

Sylvia had been waiting for Sophia at the entrance and quickly grabbed her when she saw her hurrying over, “You made it! I was beginning to think you’d skip the graduation.”

It wasn’t just her concern. Sophia wasn’t much for group activities.

Although the graduation ceremony was significant, it wasn’t mandatory for getting the degree and diploma, so it wasn’t like she had to be there.

missing it after all, you only graduate

about that.” Sophia gave Sylvia an apologetic look. “Pulled an all–nighter working on a design and overslept, then I dashed

Sylvia said, leading her to

was buzzing, most people

spot for them already and guided Sophia through

and gave Sophia a polite nod,

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years, and aside from necessary academic and professional interactions, they hadn’t had much to do with each

in and, upon seeing Sophia, raised her eyebrows in surprise and greeted her, “Whoa, Sophia, you’re here too! Haven’t seen much of you at school lately, thought you might have taken off

“Been swamped with work recently, not many classes left at school,

going on at school anyway. Everyone’s busy job hunting, hardly anyone’s hanging

plopping down

a rush to classes and quick to leave, never showing up for group activities. Aside from

beside her and said nothing, just

were mostly seated up

out in their academic regalia, the air

wasn’t Sophia’s first rodeo as a student, nor her first graduation, but sitting in her dream college in her gown felt

she’d one day be part of the School of Architecture,

flew by so fast,

everyone that the ceremony was about to start

as Sophia was about to

Sophia whispered a soft “Okay, I’ll be right back” before turning to Sylvia beside her, saying she had to dash because something came up, and then she was up and out

a chance to stop her and ask what was up. Sophia had already slipped through the crowd and informed her instructor of the situation before taking off.

up to

the car, his eyes slowly turning towards the main

was buzzing with students taking graduation photos, and music from the ceremony could be heard, all steeped in graduation atmosphere. Brandon’s gaze drifted past the gate, looking towards the source of the

the layers of gardens and buildings, he couldn’t actually see

didn’t even know why

to see

unfastened his seatbelt with one hand, and swung the

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clad in her academic dress, hurried

the drop–off

on his keys, and

up

the door, and in her haste, accidentally bumped into another

cab.

about that,” Sophia apologized awkwardly and got into the car.

his brows knitting together. He turned his head just in time to

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