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?”

calmly, his eyes on her cheeks.

and her

in the

to Ms. Raymond. The

have a fever; her whole body felt hot.

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. This time,

was very quiet, Jeff was driving

the

was stuck in the traffic, unable to move.

eyes closed, her mind in a jumble. Her body felt uncomfortably hot, as if all the moisture

not far from her, could also feel the heat from her

were burning bright.

“Penny?”

Maureen called to ask if

You don’t need to bring her

to persuade, “Let her rest. She must have

when he felt

body had seeped

the car was tight, he could even

stiffened for a moment, ending the call with Maureen then

traffic

hour, and this road

“Let’s drive back.”

was taken aback, but didn’t say anything, and turned at the next

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