Chapter 1284:
“When everything with the Bennett family is sorted, Myron, let’s take Ari on a proper vacation,” she said.
“Sounds good,” Myron replied.
Shortly after, the driver arrived and took them to the little dessert shop. The whole way there, their hands stayed firmly intertwined.
Overseas, Brandon sat watching the video Egbert had just released, seeing everything that had taken place after he left the room that day.
He heard Millie profess her love again and again, and he saw the way she had looked at him—eyes brimming with affection. He turned toward the seaside, waves of old memories surging through his mind.
He recalled the day she had asked him, “Brandon, do you love me?”
He had answered, “I do.”
“How much do you love me?” she had asked again.
“More than anything,” he’d told her.
“Good.” She had smiled at that, her eyes warm and trusting.
“Brandon, I believe you.”
But the day after she asked him those questions, rumors spread about him and Vivian being intimate.
Did he really love her? How deeply had he loved her?
Maybe she had sensed something back then—felt insecurity creeping in—and that was why she had sought reassurance.
If only he had been more serious about her… If only he hadn’t pushed her aside because of Vivian… would things have turned out differently?
Sorrow weighed heavily on Brandon’s chest.
He would do everything he could to track down Macauley and bring Millie back.
The waves kept rolling toward the shore in steady strokes, but Brandon remained still and rigid as he stared out at the water.
Just then, his phone began to ring.
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He picked up.
“Brandon speaking.”
The voice on the other end reported that everything there had been taken care of without issue.
“Good,” Brandon replied.
He ended the call and sent a message to Eugene.
“Book me a flight home immediately.”
Eugene responded at once.
“Okay, sir.”
Brandon rose to his feet, gave the sea one last glance, then turned and made his way to the airport.
Meanwhile, Crobert was in complete chaos.
Because of the evidence Byrum released, everyone now knew that Babette had been the one behind the false rumors about Yaroslav Technology. And with Yaroslav Technology proving perfectly stable, it only reinforced the fact that both the Evans and Elliott families had invested. Once the information was verified, people began protesting loudly.
“What was Babette trying to do? Did the Watson family spread lies just because they wanted a share for themselves?”
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