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.

guarantee she’d still have it when

totally absorbed in her painting.

the morning, she felt tired, rubbed her eyes, and

tall figure leaning against a pillar in the courtyard. lan was standing there, perhaps

the moonlight, this scene, coupled with the surrounding architecture, was too picturesque to disturb.

flicked the ash off his cigarette, casually taking in the courtyard.

A

all these years, but tonight,

the sound of footsteps, only

out the

only planned

started painting faster.

was about to put her brush back in the

they hire you?”

heart pounding. She turned around and immediately saw

you know you can scare people like that, right?”

had a faint smell of tobacco mixed with the scent of pine, which felt

seemed to stick to her skin with

but looked at the painting on the white wall, his eyes showing

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