Chapter 335

The line was open, but no one was picking up.

Tried calling a few times, same thing.

Don was glued to Brandon's side, even tried dialing with his own cell.

Same deal - call goes through, but no one's on the line.

"Maybe she's tied up with something and missed her phone," Don couldn't help but make an excuse for Sophia. "She's usually swamped with meetings at work, phone's on silent most of the time. Missing a call or two's nothing weird."

"Smart cookie, that one," Brandon said as he turned and headed for the underground garage.

Don was a bit slow on the uptake. "What do you mean?"

"It's no rocket science. If it happens all the time, you don't start thinking it's out of the ordinary."

Brandon's voice was faint, his stride unbroken.

It was all in Don's head - she'd already flown the coop.

Don's brows knitted slightly, but he caught on quick.

What Brandon meant was that Sophia was intentionally throwing them off the scent.

Turning off her phone or canceling her number would've been a dead giveaway that something was up.

But getting through and not being able to reach her? Happens to everyone. It's a dime a dozen. At most, you'd think the other person's just tied up, not convenient to talk, didn't notice their phone, or maybe doesn't want to chat and so on. Loads of possibilities, but you wouldn't jump to the conclusion they've gone AWOL.

got the picture, but his forehead

these past couple

personality, even if she planned to leave, she'd surely get all her ducks in a

that she'd secretly had a kid, there was no way she could've foreseen Cindy spilling the beans, especially since Cindy hadn't let it

just curled his lips

you never really got the measure

type to make big moves in

her cards close to her chest, never making a peep until the dust settled

for study abroad too, and even having a kid - she pulled it off without anyone

her, it was

Don fell silent.

his car, pressed his key fob twice,

back. Give me a buzz if there's

with a 'thud' that halted Don in his

face was

grim look, Don didn't dare

word of caution. "Talk it

word, Brandon rolled up the window and the car

road, Kent called him - Susan's car had been taken to the shop for maintenance, it hadn't been driven

"What about other places?"

Brandon asked, eerily calm.

at the airport," Kent replied. "With a kid, looked

own HR and security resources. Once Brandon gave the word, Kent immediately reached out to contacts around airports, high-speed rail, train stations, and the like to help

living, breathing person, easily recognizable without even needing

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