Chapter 195

It was the lunch rush hour, and the elevators were packed with people.

Brandon didn't intentionally hop on the executive lift, and when it halted on the seventeenth floor, Kent caught Brandon taking a peek as the doors slid open.

It could be habit, or maybe something else. Kent figured it was probably a good idea to give Brandon a heads up that Sophia was still at the office.

"Mr. Crawley."

He called out to Brandon and was about to continue when Brandon's phone buzzed with a call.

He shot Kent a glance, but didn't start a conversation; instead, he picked up the call, shifting his focus back to the conversation at hand.

Somehow Kent suddenly understood Sophia's feelings. Every time she mustered the courage to talk with him, his phone would ring.

Knowing Brandon's ways, Kent reckoned Brandon treated Sophia no different than him; between listening to her and answering a call, Brandon always chose the latter.

Oblivious to Kent's mental gymnastics, Brandon calmly listened to the report on the other end of the line.

As the elevator doors opened, he moved with the crowd, walking and talking, his handsome face serene as ever.

at peak chaos. Thick

was queuing up for food, the line stretching out the door, with Sophia

Sophia instinctively looked back. Their eyes met just as Brandon glanced

movements freeze, his eyes fixated on her with an intensity she couldn't

and unease around Brandon,

a half-hearted smile as a greeting and quietly shifted

He noticed Brandon staring at Sophia, gave him a look, then turned to the now visibly uncomfortable

being chummy with Brandon and lacking the awe due to his CEO

catching up, saw Brandon still holding the curtain open, motionless at the cafeteria entrance, and approached in confusion. Spotting Sophia at the end of the line and Brandon's intense gaze,

"Mm-hmm." And she politely reciprocated,

totally slipped my

details in the project that needed discussing and sorting out, so

gave him a look, said nothing, but calmly let

were casually chatting in the queue. Once

was usually quite chatty,

in his handheld game, didn't notice the sudden hush until he finished a round and

and simply

of Don, turned around curiously when she heard the voice and waved a friendly hello to Brandon, "Hey, Mr. Crawley,

she managed

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