The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 501

Kent was caught off guard and instinctively glanced at Brandon.

With his handsome face as calm as ever, Brandon asked, "Does Jerry have any bad habits?"

"Word on the street is he's hooked on online gambling," Kent replied.

Brandon's eyebrows quirked slightly, "Has he been going all in lately?"

Kent shared, "Yeah, I heard he even sold off an apartment downtown, and his wife is on the brink of divorcing him. They've been at it for months."

Brandon nodded, "Did you switch out the construction crew?"

"We're on it," Kent said, "currently scouting for a new team." Brandon nodded again, "Hmm."

The room fell into contemplation, but Brandon didn't dismiss Kent.

Puzzled, Kent looked at Brandon, "Mr. Crawley, anything else I can do for you?"

Brandon shook his head slightly, and after a long pause, he finally said, "Don't you find this whole thing fishy?"

Kent frowned slightly, locking eyes with Brandon.

"Jerry just happens to be in deep with gambling debts when he finds Nell and gets him a spot on the construction site, and then suddenly, we've got issues with pouring the bridge pier."

Brandon's frown deepened. There's this talk in the industry about 'sacrificial piling,' and Jerry's secretive maneuvers with Nell's whereabouts reeked of using him for a human foundation. Nell had no family, no one knew his exact whereabouts, and he had no ID - if he were to vanish, probably no one would bat

an eye.

But logically, this line of thinking didn't add up. If Jerry really wanted to use Nell for a 'sacrificial piling,' there was no gain for him. It would be an overkill for a smooth construction process unless there was a bigger fish behind the scenes pulling the strings.

Jerry was strapped for cash, so it wasn't impossible that someone might be paying him for some dirty work.

the person behind

DNA by inviting him to lunch, she mentioned dining with Zachary in Wye City and overhearing

Darcy how things were going, and Darcy said all was good, that the

weren't for the Starlight Group launching a subsidiary and needing new

what Sophia had

the new hires

also had Don keep an eye on the staff, but

beefed up surveillance - still nothing

link to this so-called Ms.

investigated. She was just padding her resume, hardly

barely bother with daily tasks, always late, ducking out early, and didn't give a hoot about work. She didn't lift a finger for

the person looking to cause trouble through Jerry was connected to Darcy

no word

news on Darcy and Dennis?" Brandon looked up at

were becoming a distant

secrets and favoritism. Despite being one of the founding fathers of the Starlight Hotel brand, Brandon spared him the public shaming, merely citing

profile role so suddenly, plus the whispers within the company, meant insider

was a bust. Even when he landed something, it didn't stick. Lately, Kent hadn't heard

falter against the Starlight Hotel, losing its edge

Kent admitted. "If you hadn't brought

not surprised at all. With so many rivals in the mix,

a convenience chain hotel, while Dennis was abroad, running his Barlow Hotel. Looks like they've got their own lives and paths going on, no threat to the Starlight

did you stumble upon something?" Kent

spoke up, "I've got this hunch someone's looking to stir up trouble with the Zenithan-style

at Brandon, taken

watch on the construction site, and we've got to swap out the building crew. Make sure someone's keeping an eye on Nell too, don't want any accidents. And don't drop the ball on the residency and real-name registration

"Got it,