Chapter 93

eemed her body made a choice before her mind could weigh in.

She didn’t even have the guts to walk back to that office building now, still not quite mentally adjusted, so when Sylvia called again asking how much longer she’d be, she felt guilty and apologized to Sylvia and Don, saying something came up last minute, and she’d have to reschedule their chat.

Don, being the generous and attentive boss he was, made sure she was just dealing with a minor issue and not in any danger, told her to take care and not to worry about work, and then hung up.

Don stepped outside and saw Brandon standing by the road, his gaze unintentionally sweeping over the passersby, his usually calm and composed face showing a touch of bewilderment, as if searching for

someone.

He approached Brandon, puzzled, and clapped him on the shoulder, “What’s up? Looking for someone?”

Brandon turned around, his expression back to the cool aloofness Don was familiar with, “Nope.‘

Don glanced behind him and then at him, “All done with your stuff?”

Don shook his head, “Had to reschedule.

He half–jokingly slapped Brandon on the shoulder, “You came all this way to see me, I can’t let you hang, right?”

Brandon promptly pulled his hand away, “Don’t flatter yourself. It was just on the way.”

his car keys, he

from time to time,

that Don claimed had

in a shopping center not far from the office, just a quick

classic Zenitha retro style, even the waitstaff

that classic culture vibe, they even rent out traditional clothes

a hit for those looking to check in

into the food. This is

business was indeed booming.

to the spacious layout, it lacked the noisy feel of other eateries, instead exuding a serene

to the bartender and then led Brandon to a spot near the entrance, passing him the menu, “Take a look, see

back,

an “OK” sign and didn’t bother being polite with

both, pushing a cup towards Don before taking a small

drifted back to the shadow he’d glimpsed outside the office

he caught Brandon’s lapse and the distant look in his eyes, nudging

expected, his curiosity was met with a fleeting glance from Brandon and a

his serene gaze taking in the restaurant’s ambiance like there was truly nothing

shook his head resignedly, taking a sip of tea himself.

just calmly taking in everything about the restaurant.

much of a hurry or the threshold was too high, she had barely clambered over when, with

was momentarily taken aback by the little girl sprawled on the floor, looking up at him with big, round,

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