Chapter 109

Brandon shot him a glance. “Spit it out.”

Kent cautiously eyed his expression. “Should I really spill the beans? If I step out of line, please go easy on me.”

“I won’t.”

Kent was speechless

Don elbowed Kent. “Just come out with it, man. Why you beating around the bush?”

Kent cleared his throat, looked over at Brandon who had turned his attention back to work, and felt it was time to bite the bullet

while Don was there to back him up. So he addressed Brandon. “Mr. Crawley.”

Brandon was flipping through reports and didn’t look up, simply responded with one word. “Speak.”

“Did you run into Ms. Yearwood at the hospital?”

Brandon’s hand paused on the report, he tilted his head slightly and gave Kent a look. “You knew she’s back in town?”

“Did she contact you?” he asked.

The light questions and the chilly gaze made Kent instantly recall the incident two years ago when Sophia asked him to convey a message to Brandon about returning money. At that time, he carelessly called her “Sophia” and said, “Mr. Crawley, Sophia’s on the line.” What he got in return was the same kind of icy stare and a bone-chillingly calm remark, “Since when are you and Ms. Yearwood on a first-name basis?” That look, paired with his slowly measured tone, made Kent’s spine tingle.

This time, to avoid any suspicion, he had carefully referred to Sophia as “Ms. Yearwood,” but it seemed he still couldn’t dodge the scrutiny in that gaze and tone.

Feeling the weight of Brandon’s stare, Kent quickly waved his hands to show his innocence.

“Why would she contact me for no reason?” Kent chuckled nervously, carefully choosing his words, “Aren’t you off your game today?”

Don, intrigued, raised an eyebrow, looked at Brandon, then back at Kent. “What’s the deal here?”

Kent didn’t dare cater to Don’s gossip, his eyes still nervously fixed on Brandon.

had that

he said.

had no choice but to plow ahead. “Every time you’ve been off these past two years, it’s been about Ms. Yearwood. And since you visited her dad at the hospital yesterday, I thought maybe you

her there.”

that it got under your skin

voice that last

on. “Who’s

at Brandon. “Mr.

couldn’t bring himself

“Didn’t you guys get

he regretted it instantly and smacked his own

not to hear, maintaining a humble posture as if waiting for Brandon’s orders, trying not to draw fire onto himself.

his humility was in vain.

a word, his look

speak; just looked at

great at handling that kind of gaze from

pressure reach its peak, he suddenly found the courage to break and

I went to pick

back for two years and decided to take advantage of this burst of

I’ve always been someone who speaks his mind, and

between you and Ms. Yearwood, but it’s clear, you’re not over her. If you can’t let go, why not just win her back? It’s no big deal, girls need a bit of sweet talk. You’re not going to get

at him. “What’s it

stumped, his audacity fading, and

looked at Brandon earnestly, “To be honest, I miss the way you used to be. Unflappable, unaffected by anyone or anything at

the documents, seemingly lost

might have gone too far and was pondering how to

had a tough couple of years because of me,” he said,

was not the turn of events Kent had expected, and he was momentarily

the report gently, tapping it against

had a feeling that the Brandon of two years ago

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