Chapter 518

Brandon was still caught up in the hustle, busying himself before grinding to a halt again.

He was hit with the memory of Daniel packing his bags, not dressed in his usual chill-at-home gear, but rather like he was about to hit the road when the night was

still young.

Although Daniel had got the travel bug, taking off for a road trip at night didn't exactly scream "normal".

Brandon couldn't help but furrow his brow, calling Nell, the guy who had specially got Daniel's back. The call connected in no time.

"Is my dad hitting the hay yet?" Brandon asked.

Nell on the other end probably didn't see this call coming, stammering a bit.

"Chairman Crawley stepped out," he said.

"Where to?" Brandon probed.

"Just said he'd take a stroll around the nearby cities," Nell replied.

Brandon pushed, "Which city?"

"The Chairman didn't spill," Nell's voice faded a bit.

tone dropped a

that drop in warmth came a wave of pressure, and Nell caved, stuttering out, "Headed

"What?"

to in Zion City?"

the details, just something about a construction site." Nell didn't dear to lie. Being just a caregiver, he didn't know a thing about all the business jargon, nor could he recall, "I couldn't remember clearly; it's about the site. He mentioned how you're young and skeptical about all this auspicious stuff, how many have fallen because they didn't believe. He's

ear about it plenty, didn't understand the techy stuff, but he knew auspicious

at the right time. Worried about potential bad omens, he insisted on overseeing the crew kick off the work according to

"Got it."

up,

switched off." the

Same story, phone off. Clearly, Daniel's playing keep away to

out of the study, and knocked on the door where Grace and Theresa

a bit of a situation at the company, gotta jet to Zion City now. Keep Theresa safe for me, ring me if anything pops up, and if you can't get me, buzz her godmother

his sternness,

shoulder; he peeked at

her eyes open, and flipped upright at lightning

of the night at the construction site, and Theresa was just a little tyke;

some good sleep, and we'll come get you bright and early,"

panic-stricken, clambering up, tiny fingers clenching Brandon's sleeve with a vice grip, shaking her head like her life depended on it, "No, I don't want that.

by her sudden meltdown. Just then, his phone, which he had just put away

told him it was Kent on the line. Brandon couldn't help but let go of one of Theresa's

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