Chapter 1319

The office was eerily silent, with no response to be heard

Half of the drapes were obscured by a cabinet and the bay window was also blocked from view

Phelps whipped out his smartphone and dialed Tyler’s number

Stillness reigned within the office

After hanging up without a response. Phelps gently shut the office door once more

As the door clicked shut for the second time. Tyler peeked from behind a corner of the curtain

The drapes were thick and luxurious, turning Phelps office cum sanctuary into a pitch black cave, no matter how bright the sun shone outside

Now with the curtains parted Tyler locked eyes with the man standing inside the office.

Phelps hadnt left after all he was silently watching from within the room

The sound of the closing door had made Tyler instinctively think Phelps had gone, a testament to human habit

Their gazes met, and Tyler cracked a drowsy smile rubbing his eyes

“When did you get back? Tyler yawned stretching his legs as he hopped down from the cozy window seat, looking like he had just woken up from a deep sleep

seconds before asking Did

hit me hard Accidentally dozed off here and woke up with a killer backache Tyler confessed, yawning again, his eyes

phone screen, eyebrows lifting in a mock surprise

years have we known each other?

“Over two decades

office was serene, with

tell when you lie You fiddle with something‘ Phelps

in the room could have been sliced with

eyes darted to his hands, and he suddenly remembered he had pocketed his phone right after

ran down his spine,

let out a soft chuckle, his voice

“Gotcha

the oxygen

with a hint of mirth in his voice.

to stir the pot. Remember Chuke Fitch’s. cousin? Almost came to blows with Fitch at the Haskins family gathering, swore he’d get back at him I’m thinking someone in the Haskins might be muddying the

to pin this on

couldn’t help but sticker. ‘Aren’t you a screenwriter? i think your

the shoulder, his voice shaking with relief

you almost gave me a heart attack, you know? Waking up to your voice on the phone, talking about the Haskins- finished the whole dame plot in my head. My brother turns out to be the final villain! How could I stay calm? Damn it was only breathing

in amusement Feeling a bit

Phelps was trying to ease his tension over Fitch’s situation

a rubber band

Tyler’s

the Haskins family has always been a bi turbulent. Others are just as

The Huskins

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