Chapter 741

Conrad knew exactly who Brandon was but sent him over anyway. It was clearly a test. "What's Brandon's plan?" I asked. Actually, I could tell before Xander even opened his mouth. Brandon had been working undercover for ages, biding his time until the right moment to take down the whole operation. This time, he was definitely going to see it through. Meanwhile, Conrad was probably scheming to take Brandon out for good. It all came down to who would outsmart the other first. "He said you shouldn't worry about him. He hasn't forgotten any of the promises he made you," Xander said, passing along the message. Brandon probably didn't show up because he couldn't face saying goodbye again. Plus, I bet he didn't want to deal with the struggle of leaving or his worry for me. Knowing he was stressed about me, I thought it'd be best not to burden him further and let him handle his stuff. I nodded at Xander. "Okay. Let him handle his stuff. But I can't stick around forever. Yeah, it's safe