The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 529

"Kent, the foundation pillar underwater has cracked," Tomas reported.

Kent's heart tightened, his voice quivering involuntarily, "How bad is it?"

He didn't dare to ask directly, fearing deep down that Tomas' next words would be that Sophia's body had been found. The thought of Sophia's cold body entangled in the steel and concrete was unbearable.

Silence fell over the room. Kent glanced worriedly at Brandon.

Brandon's head was still leaning against the wall, his palm pressed against it, fingers slightly splayed, digging into the white cement so hard that his knuckles and veins were bulging, almost deforming, with white marks from the pressure.

Tomas' voice was loud, and even he had heard Tomas' report. Kent couldn't see Brandon's face, but his fear was betrayed by his fingers, almost embedded into the wall.

Daniel had heard it too, and he stopped all his actions, holding his breath and staring at his phone.

Everyone seemed to hold their breath. Kent's trembling fingers silently switched the call to speakerphone, Tomas' somewhat restrained voice came through, "We found nothing in the pillar."

relief, only realizing how much his chest had hurt from holding his breath. Daniel, as if he had narrowly escaped disaster, let out a long exhale. Brandon's twisted fingers, still pressed into the wall, relaxed slightly, but not by

thoroughly?" Kent had to

off, unable to utter the word "body", but then added with concern, "But today, for

Kent cut him off, "Let

not understanding Kent's approach. Kent was still focused on the call, "Any news from

Tomas replied, "They're expanding

on with your work," Kent said,

After last night's huge incident, think about the impact

turning the phone towards him, "Last night's incident is already all over the platforms. The whole internet is buzzing about how Starlight Group sacrificed a living person as a foundation pillar." Daniel grabbed the phone, swiping through a few pages of the

still brewing, Starlight Group had yet to respond, and the internet was

PR department asleep at the wheel? How can they not squash

the morning, what time is it now? Some people might not even be awake yet. Who could've anticipated such a huge incident blowing up online so fast? Don't you see someone's deliberately playing the time difference to get ahead

recalling Sophia's urgent plea in the stormy night, "Someone's trying to cause trouble; you can't let them start work." He turned pale,

Brandon, whose palm was still clenched against the wall, but he had turned around, his red eyes dead and uninterested