Chapter 177

lan was in his way to the hospital when he got a call from Ryan.

Ryan said a lot, and then added, “After all, she did paint a picture for you.”

lan looked at the approaching nightfall outside and the lights coming on.

The atmosphere was very much like that in the painting.

He had to admit, the painting was very well done.

The car eventually stopped at the address Ryan provided. The housing prices in this neighborhood were not cheap. She had mentioned moving before, and it seemed she was moving here.

Maja had been waiting downstairs for lan ten minutes ahead of their meeting time, not daring to keep him waiting.

But she’d been soaking in the bath for so long that by the time she woke up, the water had turned cold. Now she felt light–headed and dizzy, her vision blurry.

It wasn’t until lan’s car stopped in front of her that she came to her senses, weakly opening the car door.

“Mr. Raymond, I’m really sorry for troubling you.”

Her voice was raspy. He could tell something was off with her.

“Are you sick?”

asked calmly, his eyes on

flush, and her

the

really sorry about what happened to Ms. Raymond. The police will make the final

must have a fever; her whole body

have time to buy a gift. And it was lan’s car, she couldn’t make him wait for her to buy a gift, halfway there.

very quiet, Jeff was driving upfront, honking several times.

rush hour, and the

the traffic, unable to

body felt uncomfortably hot, as if all the moisture

could also feel the heat from her

were

“Penny?”

Just then, Maureen called to ask if he was with Penny.

Ryan says she’s not feeling well. You don’t

to persuade, “Let her rest. She must have gotten quite a

when he

heat–from–Maja’s body had seeped through his

the car was tight, he could even feel her hot breath on his

ending the call with Maureen then asked the driver, Jeff.

the traffic jam ahead serious?”

hour, and this road has

“Let’s drive back.”

anything, and turned at the

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