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."

as if he had narrowly escaped disaster, let out a long exhale.

search thoroughly?" Kent

no." Tomas trailed off, unable to utter the word "body", but then added with concern, "But today, for some reason, a bunch of reporters swarmed in and we couldn't keep

them shoot!" Kent cut him off, "Let them

approach. Kent was still focused on the call, "Any news from

yet." Tomas replied, "They're expanding the search

on with your

"Why let reporters in at a time like this? After last night's huge incident, think about the impact on the company if it

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

public outcry was still brewing, Starlight Group had yet to respond, and the internet was filled with

PR department asleep at the wheel? How can

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

recalling Sophia's urgent plea in the stormy night, "Someone's trying to cause trouble; you can't let them

past Daniel to Brandon, whose palm was still clenched against the wall, but he

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