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.”

though Sophia kept her cool and

wasn’t crowded, and Sophia’s table was close to theirs, so if she listened carefully, she could

guy asked Darcy, “How are things on your end?” Sophia heard Darcy chuckle and say, “Oh, it’s all good. You think Ms. Barlow needs

to brass tacks, “I’ve already got the person in place at the company, rest easy.”

tall and skinny guy said,

and needed fresh faces, who knows how long it would’ve been-till kingdom come, probably.” The mention of “the Starlight

covert investigation, Sophia couldn’t shake the feeling that their words had layers, like

she was just being paranoid.

you know this Darcy

“Sure do.”

with business info, especially for the deals she had clinched

But then..

from the Starlight Group ages ago?” Susan asked,

at

axed the head of

ties with Brandon and had blocked all news

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

her mind racing back to Darcy’s words about having “already got the person in place at the company, rest easy,” and “If they

asked, seeing Sophia’s pensive

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