Chapter 343

Even though Claire felt like her stomach was doing somersaults, her seat gave her a clear view of Brandon as he moved to close the cabin door—and something about him felt… off. She gave Olivia’s hand a light squeeze. "Hmm?" Olivia glanced over, thinking Claire wasn’t feeling well. Claire shot her a look. With years of friendship behind them, Olivia instantly got what Claire meant. She straightened up, subtly turning her head to get a better look at Brandon. They followed his gaze outside—but the area around the tarmac looked normal enough… "Mr. Harris, we're ready for takeoff," the pilot said. Brandon turned back around, arms crossed. "Actually, I forgot something." The pilot blinked. "What is it?" "The code word," Brandon said casually. That caught the pilot off guard. Brandon raised an eyebrow. "Didn’t Mr. Allen mention it? No code match, no flight.” "Are you sure, Mr. Harris? Mr. Allen only told me to pick you guys up. Didn’t say anything about a code." The pilot looked genuinely pu