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.

the picture, but his

know what's gone down between you and Sophia these past couple days, but aren't you being

take off. With her personality, even if she planned to leave, she'd surely

what Cindy said was true, that she'd secretly had a kid, there was no way she could've foreseen

just curled his lips into a cool,

you never really got the

type to make big moves in

peep until the dust settled and then - bam - hitting you with a

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

was

Don fell silent.

car, pressed his key fob twice,

head back. Give me a buzz if there's any word

Brandon hopped into his car, the door slamming shut with a 'thud' that halted Don in

face was

grim look, Don didn't dare

caution. "Talk it out,

the window

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

"What about other places?"

Brandon asked, eerily calm.

them at the airport," Kent replied. "With a kid, looked like they were heading

and the company had its own HR and security resources. Once Brandon gave the word, Kent immediately reached out to

noon, a living, breathing person,

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