Chapter 143

Brandon popped into Ephemora because there was some trouble at the hotel here. He didn’t want to stir the pot, but they didn’t get into the nitty-gritty of

the matter.

Sophia was clueless about whether Darcy was still with the Starlight Group or not.

He looked just like he did two years ago, short and portly, but without the pep in his step he used to have. He looked way more worn out and down in the dumps.

As Sophia craned her neck to get a better look at him, Darcy glanced down at her, noticed the tea he’d spilled but just peeped it and didn’t even mutter an ‘I’m sorry’ before he breezed past her to greet the tall, skinny guy behind her with a warm double-handed wave, “Ms. Barlow.”

Among Sophia’s acquaintances, only Marian had it.

She couldn’t help but take a second look at the lanky dude-it was the same guy she’d bumped into in the Starlight Hotel’s underground parking lot two years ago.

Zachary caught Sophia peeking and glanced over at the pair before turning to her, “Do you know this guy?”

Sophia chuckled and shook her head, “Nope. Just thought that guy was kinda rude. Bumps into someone and can’t even apologize.”

“No point sweating the small stuff with that kind of person.”

Sophia nodded with a smile, “Yeah.”

of the past episode where Brandon had deliberately avoided Darcy, even though Sophia kept her cool and kept eating, she couldn’t help but eavesdrop on

Sophia’s table was close to theirs, so if she

You think Ms. Barlow needs to worry when I’m on the job?” followed by the so-called

tacks, “I’ve already got the person in

tall and skinny guy said, “Is the person reliable?”

barely any turnover, hardly any external recruitment spots open each year. If they hadn’t started this new subsidiary and needed fresh faces, who knows how long it would’ve been-till kingdom come, probably.”

maybe because of Brandon’s past covert investigation, Sophia couldn’t shake the feeling that

she was just being paranoid.

she got home, Sophia couldn’t help but ask Susan, “Susan, do you know this Darcy guy? The head honcho at the Starlight Group’s

“Sure do.”

info, especially for

But then..

the sudden interest in him? Wasn’t he booted from

Sophia looked at Susan

returned to the country, he axed the head of the Starlight Hotel’s Ephemora branch and nearly snagged the Barlow

shook her head, clueless. She’d cut ties with Brandon and

no wonder you’re out of the loop. Word is, Brandon kept it hush-hush out of respect for Darcy’s long service. Just spun it as a ‘staff reshuffle’ and replaced the head of the Ephemora branch,” Susan explained, “I was tracking the Starlight Hotel project at the time, so I caught some of the gossip on the down-low, not much though.”

place at the company, rest easy,” and “If they hadn’t started this new subsidiary…” She kept replaying those lines in her

seeing Sophia’s pensive

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