Chapter 637 Dismissing

"I really have no idea what's going on in N Country now. I was assigned to the Tang Group the moment I came back."

Collin's voice resounded on the phone, but much to his dismay, Duncan only kept mum on the other end of the line.

As he tried to make sense of the latter was probably thinking, Collin narrowed his eyes for a moment.

Suddenly, glancing at the screen of his phone, he realized something was odd.

Duncan was not using his personal cellphone! The number was not his!

'Does he want to know about Ashley?' he thought after piecing the puzzle together.

Still no reply from him, Collin continued, "Sir Duncan, I'll check whatever happened in N Country, and I'll give you a report once I get something!"

"Alright," Duncan replied shortly, hanging up the phone without saying anything further.

Collin, on the other hand, felt extremely exhausted at that moment, almost wanting to punch the wall just to vent out.

Aside from working for the Tang Group, he also needed to fish out for information in N Country for Duncan. It was obviously two against one and he didn't have the energy for both!

Everything in his life was so routine-based, as if he was born and programmed only to work and take orders. He was getting tired of this. It was not living, but was merely existing.

How did he end up serving a boss like him?

'Alright. Complaining will not do me any good. Time to work!' Collin encouraged himself, just like every time things got tiring in his job.

Meanwhile, Haley, who was right beside Duncan, arched his brows at the mere mention of N Country. He was obviously interested how Duncan got acquainted with that place.

So, narrowing his eyes, he asked Duncan in surprise, "What's in N Country? What does it have to do with you?"

Duncan threw the phone back at Haley, and with a defiant look, he answered nonchalantly, "Nothing. Spare me your questions, would you?"

"What?! I'm your best friend! I'm like a brother to you! You can tell me anything!"

Haley snapped, walking closer to Duncan with one hand on his waist.

"Well, perhaps I don't see it like that," Duncan replied.

The coldness ingrained in Duncan's voice almost had Haley's jaw drop in utter shock.

This was so out of his character. Admittedly, something about N Country must have agitated him to act like a jerk right now.

Haley didn't know what to say, nor did he want to overthink it.

Bu

good in handling his emotions. He had a high tendency of being a hardheaded fool when swamped with overwhelming feelings all at once.

And Haley had already spent a lot of time with him, to know that Duncan could really be a lunatic sometimes.

Even the emotionless look painted on Duncan's face right now only made Haley falter even more subconsciously.

And although Haley wanted to be honest and tell him everything, he just couldn't risk it, knowing how unstable his friend was at this moment.

Obviously, he was dealing with a very serious dilemma as the longer he stared at Duncan's cold, stern eyes, the more he hesitated to tell him.

'Damn it! I have to tell him.' Haley thought to himself.

Gritting his teeth, he clenched his fists tightly.

"I think you know Ashley already disappeared some time ago, and I heard that Andrew had been madly searching for her. At first, I had a little clue of her whereabouts, but he suddenly said he wouldn't look for her anymore. He gave up, just like that. And frankly, it was actually weird. He seemed to have ruthlessly ignored that she was missing, after all the efforts he exerted in rummaging the entire J City."

Haley felt slightly alarmed while narrating everything to Duncan. He closely monitored the latter's reactions as he told the story, wondering whether he'd burst in anger.

Both of them were aware that Andrew was such a powerful and influential man in J City/ Almost everyone knew how frightening he could sometimes be.

So, when the news broke out, everyone was sent in a slight panic, wondering what crazy move he would pull next.