Chapter 76

The room fell into a sudden and eerie silence. lan’s hand, which was resting on his temple, froze, and he looked up at Maja.

Having said her peace, Maja seemed to realize that a man and a woman alone in a room could lead to some pretty nasty rumors. She chuckled and said, “I was just shooting the breeze.” lan watched her, curious about whether her husband knew how forward she was with other men

He dropped his gaze, his tone icy cold.

“Out.”

“I didn’t mean anything by it… Mr. Raymond, have a good rest.”

She really didn’t mean anything. She just wanted to help her drunk client.

lan still hadn’t given her any feedback on her draft design.

Though she had enough confidence in her work, his silence had her getting antsy.

Maja returned to her room, changed her clothes, scrubbed her paint-stained shirt, rinsed it twice with clean water, and hung it to dry by the window once she confirmed it was stain-free After that, she returned to her previous spot, cleaned her brushes and palette, and began mixing colors again.

Then she returned to the blank wall and continued her painting.

the inspiration immediately, otherwise, she couldn’t guarantee she’d

was totally absorbed

in the morning, she felt tired, rubbed her

standing there, perhaps suffering from insomnia, with a cigarette in hand. He looked both languid and

this scene,

the ash off his cigarette, casually taking in

A

life all these years, but tonight, he was suffering from insomnia.

up at the sound of footsteps, only

put out the

of the faucet to bother him. She had only planned to splash some cold water on her face to wake up, but now,

started painting faster.

to put her brush back in the palette, a voice suddenly rang out

hire you?”

jumped, her heart pounding. She turned around and immediately saw

can scare people like that,

of tobacco mixed with the scent of

her skin with the breeze, and

closer, but looked at the painting on the white wall, his

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