Chapter 520

He blocked off the construction team and all the relevant responsible parties, but totally spaced on guarding against Daniel, an old-timer who'd bowed out of the project eons ago and had just narrowly dodged the reaper's scythe.

Brandon was stumped. He couldn't for the life of him figure out why Daniel, who hadn't meddled with the project in ages, suddenly wanted to get his hands dirty.

But Brandon didn't have the luxury of time to mull it over. Once again, he grabbed his phone, trying to call Daniel and Jason, but their phones were still dead as a doornail.

Sophia's number was a no-go too.

The anxiety of not being able to get in touch with anyone was spreading like wildfire in his chest.

The sky had started to drizzle as the car closed in on Zion City. The place was in for a stormy night.

A sudden plunge of cold air had brought a deluge of rain and howling winds. The freaky weather only deepened the knot of worry in Brandon's gut.

Theresa was a bit spooked by the growing tempest outside, not crying, just instinctively clutching her little rag doll tighter, her tiny face painted with even more unease and panic.

of raindrops on the glass inexplicably sending shivers down her spine. She could only try to

storm to reach the

bunch of people, clad in long

wind was fierce, the rain was heavy,

scanned the crowd but couldn't spot Tomas. She whipped out her phone, attempting to call him, but got

attempts, her calls wouldn't go through. Even though she was wearing a rain poncho, the wind and rain from the cold front made her hair a mess, with raindrops pelting her face, soaking her skin, and drenching her

these annoyances. After a few failed attempts to reach Tomas, she had no choice but to dive back into the storm and

I can find Tomas?" Sophia grabbed his

repeat herself twice before he heard

pointing finger, squinting to make out a few figures on the scaffolding through the torrential downpour, but with everyone under umbrellas

bunch!" Sophia quickly thanked the man who had pointed the way, and then plunged into the storm, heading towards the

facilitate construction, standing nearly five meters above the water's surface, reached by climbing

for the columns, with the center of the scaffolding being the exact point where the

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