Chapter 249

lan had just hopped in the car when his phone started buzzing-it was a call from Carlene.

“lan, I’ve been waiting here for twenty minutes, where are you?”

lan glanced at his wristwatch, “Just got out of a meeting. I’ll be there in twenty.”

“Always so buried in your work, how could you leave me standing here?”

“Find somewhere to sit.

Carlene went quiet for a moment, her eyes welling up

“lan, you’ve changed so much. You weren’t like this.”

lan rubbed his temples, his tone flat, “I’m heading your way now, already booked a table for us.”

Carlene’s face brightened up a bit, “Okay, I’ll wait.”

After hanging up, lan zoned out in his seat.

Jeff, in the front, stole a glance at him through the rear-view mirror. He kept his hands on the wheel, saying nothing.

Twenty minutes later, the car pulled up at the airport.

Carlene had been waiting outside. Seeing lan’s car, her face lit up. She hurried over and flung the car door open.

“lan!”

his name and hugged him

not

“Let’s go eat. Jeff, step on it,

let him go and took

by his feet. She had brought a tiny suitcase, no need to put

this. With his undeniably attractive looks and

blushed a bit, smiling.

you haven’t. You’re

respond, he leaned back after

“How’s life abroad?”

called. If I hadn’t reached out, were you planning on never

to read

the restaurant, Carlene smiled again.

what I like.”

at the entrance. A white-gloved waiter came to open the door.

at him, but when she saw lan getting out, she couldn’t

see your wife after

but was eager to meet

face hardened hearing this, “Why would we see her?”

bring up that woman, Carlene couldn’t help her smug feeling. That woman was clearly

values so much, to

because she once saved Holden”

Hearing his

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