The Indifferent Ex-Husband: Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate novel 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."

Kent suddenly breathed a sigh of 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 much. His palm still trembled as he gripped the wall, trying to calm his raging emotions.

"Did you search thoroughly?" Kent had to double-check.

"Yeah, we've searched every nook and cranny, sure there's 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 out."

"Let them shoot!" Kent cut him off, "Let them have at it."

Daniel frowned unwittingly, not understanding Kent's approach. Kent was still focused on the call, "Any news from the police?"

"Not yet." Tomas replied, "They're expanding the search area."

"Alright, got it. You go on with your work," Kent said, hanging up the call.

Without a word, he turned and walked out the door. Daniel called out to him in a hurry, "Brandon!"

Brandon stopped in his tracks but didn't turn around.

"Isn't this what you wanted?" His voice was hoarse as if it had been ground by rough stones, yet eerily flat.

Daniel got terrified by his words.

"Why did you come here?" Brandon asked, "Who asked you to come last night?"

Daniel was confused, "No one, I came on my own. I heard you wouldn't let the construction team start work at the auspicious time, worried it would affect the project and the company's fortunes, so I had to come and oversee it myself. I thought it wouldn't take long, just an hour or so to complete, but who knew."

"Who told you that?" Brandon interrupted him with a cold tone.