Chapter 285

Both of them stayed silent. Maja stayed frozen in the same position and tried hard to keep her cool.

lan’s slender fingers intertwined as he scrubbed them clean of foam. After that, he picked up a paper towel from the side and wiped his fingertips dry.

Even though the whole process didn’t take more than a minute, Maja felt like it lasted a century.

lan tossed the used paper towel into a nearby trash can and chuckled softly at the sight of her forced calmness.

“Am I really that scary?”

She was normally quick–witted but was now scared and speechless.

Maja had no choice but to look up at him.

“You’re my boss; of course I’m scared of you.”

lan glanced at the mark behind her ear, which she obviously missed due to haste.

“Did you have a good time dining with your husband?”

Did your husband not propose a divorce after seeing you like this?

had an incident this evening; Nathan was busy too, so I

at the sound of Carlene’s voice

still, breathing a sigh

back and leaned in, whispering in her ear, “Let’s forget what happened two hours ago.”

relief, as

and their interaction became more natural.

Shepard would get jealous. Don’t worry, I’ll keep it

in front of her, looking down at her relaxed demeanor

her slowly, his voice

“You’re quite sensible.”

sarcastic,

she do anything to

only to realize he’d already left.

drive me home?

heard him

looked down at her hand, rubbing it as if the foam

drove Carlene home. Carlene sat in the passenger seat, cradling a docile ragdoll cat that

hotel

and Nathan didn’t resist as they walked into the hotel

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