Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1087

Chapter 1087: There are ten different designs he could choose from.

"Third Brother? What are you doing here?"

The lines between Benjamin’s brows deepened as he stared at Slater, who was inside the lift. Both of them looked surprised, but Slater seemed more shocked.

"Be—Ben?" Slater called, his voice shaking a little. "What are you doing here?"

"Me?" Benjamin pointed at himself, his face innocent. "I’m here because of my cousin. My cousin works in the main office, but she’s in this branch right now. How about you?"

DING!

The lift rang once more, making both of them look up. In that brief second, their minds filled with thoughts that didn’t align with each other. While Benjamin was thinking about jumping into the lift, Slater was worried about something else.

Would Slater press the open button to stop the lift from closing? Or should he just kick Benjamin out if he tried to get in? After all, Benjamin would surely throw a lot of questions. The third option was to run away.

Slater mentally hissed and chose the least suspicious option.

DING!

Slater pressed the open button and stepped out of the lift, turning to face Benjamin. The latter slowly squared himself to face him.

"I’m here because... heh—" Slater chuckled awkwardly, realizing he hadn’t prepared an excuse.

What would he say? Every excuse he could think of sounded suspicious and lame. It’s not like he had prepared himself to bump into someone he knew in this office.

’I’m here because I’m actually going to work on a new project. James arranged a meeting so I could get a full understanding of the government bodies’ operations like this one,’ which was the natural excuse he should give. But he could already imagine the follow-up questions Benjamin would ask.

After all, Homeland Security wasn’t the kind of place where projects like that would be allowed. No matter how big the project was, they would only offer some assistance via a representative to help with production. Just like how real lawyers, doctors, and other professionals helped the entertainment industry to produce shows with more accurate information.

Slater knew Benjamin was aware of this. The latter might act like a clown most of the time, but Benjamin was very smart. Besides, Slater was more known for his music and advertisements, not acting.

"Third Brother?" Benjamin called, snapping Slater back to the present. "Are you okay?"

"Uh, yes!" Slater smiled and laughed. "I’m just surprised to see you here. Penny asked me for a favor and told me to run an errand for her. She’s planning a vacation and doing some advanced work. As her most reliable big brother, I’m helping her!"

Benjamin’s mouth formed an "O" shape. "Oh... really?"

"Yes! Anyway, nice to see you, but I gotta go!" With that, Slater tapped Benjamin’s shoulder before fleeing.

Benjamin was left staring blankly at him. He blinked and tilted his head to the side.

"Miss Penny asked him to run an errand...?" he wondered aloud. "An errand in Homeland Security?"

"Ah! OMG!" he yelped, jumping into the lift instead of waiting for another one. "These elevators suck! They take forever to come!" _{freēwebnovel.com}