The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 493

After a short pause, Kent gave Brandon a puzzled look, "Why the switch? This construction crew has been working with the company on several projects; they've always been on the ball, and the folks are as reliable as a Swiss watch, Mr. Crawley, got any cold feet?"

Brandon shook his head, "Can't quite put my finger on it. I'm flying blind with the info I've got, wouldn't want to jump to conclusions. But if there's smoke, there's probably a fire. Instead of wasting time beating around the bush, I might as well nip it in the bud and swap them out."

"But we're supposed to pour the bridge piers in a couple of days. I'm afraid we won't make the cut if swapping crews now." Kent frowned with concern.

Brandon glanced at him, "Nobody's holding a gun to your head to get it done in two days, why the rush to pour the bridge piers then?"

"The psychic said it's the perfect time." Kent hesitated; he'd been a bit superstitious about these big construction deals, "I'm worried missing the auspicious hour might jinx the project or even the company's fate or something."

Brandon eyed him, "With that logic, are we supposed to consult the almanac before breaking ground on every building?"

Kent said nothing.

Brandon stood up, and patted Kent's shoulder, "The groundbreaking ceremony was already set for a lucky day, just keep your shirt on. If you're really spooked, I'm not against sticking to the schedule, but the crew's got to go. That's set in stone."

"Roger that," Kent acknowledged, "I'm on it."

"And another thing," Brandon added after a thought, "send me the details on the failed bridge pier pouring, including the survey results from the scouting team."

"Will do."

With that, Kent turned on his heel and left.

He forwarded all the project related documents to Brandon.

Brandon went through the info with a fine-tooth comb and didn't spot any red flags; the hydrological and geological conditions were all thumbs up.

with the building materials

were up

up with Starlight Group on a

top-notch construction

there was no scientific explanation, barring any

Brandon furrowed his brow.

the profiles of the,construction team."

"Got it."

crew's details in a

included a rundown of

been working the sites since he could remember, and over thirty years under his belt, had climbed the ladder from grunt to foreman;

seasoned pros as well, all from Jerry's neck of the woods, and it seemed there wasn't

Brandon frowned again.

up and up, except for

out what the word on the street is about Jerry, any bad habits, how he knows Nell and

"Will do."

hung up and closed the files in hand, his

time; it was

up,

her office,

had duped her, and that Nell hadn't

a heads-up, but the exact

until Kent's call came through

I did it. But when the cops showed up at the site, Nell was there, and Jerry claimed that he hadn't handed Nell over to the cops from Zion City because Nell wanted to stay, and after weighing it up, they're

her brow, "Is it so coincidental ?