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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

Sophia gave Sylvia an apologetic look. “Pulled an all–nighter working on a design

worries, as long as you’re here,” Sylvia said,

ceremony was buzzing, most people

out a spot for them already and guided Sophia through the crowd to

a polite nod, sliding over to make

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aside from necessary academic

and, upon seeing Sophia, raised her eyebrows in surprise and greeted her, “Whoa, Sophia, you’re here

polite smile, “Been swamped with work recently, not many classes left at school, so I

school anyway.

away, plopping down

to classes and quick to leave, never showing up for group activities. Aside from the occasional classroom hellos, they hardly ever got a chance to connect. Tracking

and said nothing, just shifted her gaze to

and professors were mostly seated

were decked out in their

student, nor her first graduation, but sitting in her dream college in her gown felt

imagined she’d one day be part of the School of Architecture, let alone snagging

flew by so fast,

stage, the MC grabbed the mic and stepped up, reminding everyone that the ceremony was about to start and to set their phones to

as Sophia was about to silence

saw Sophia’s expression turn serious. Sophia whispered a soft “Okay, I’ll be right back” before turning to Sylvia beside her, saying she had to dash because something

a chance to stop her and ask what was up. Sophia had already slipped through the crowd and informed her

up to the

eyes slowly turning

could be heard, all steeped in graduation atmosphere. Brandon’s gaze

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

even know why

of the blue, he wanted to see her in her gown,

his seatbelt with one hand, and swung

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in her academic dress, hurried out of

the drop–off area.

on

pulled up in

her haste, accidentally bumped

cab.

Sophia apologized awkwardly and

together. He turned his head just in

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