Chapter 338

lan’s face was as cool as a cucumber, as if his wife’s family fortune hadn’t run into any trouble.

Jeff could only sigh. It seemed that Mr. Raymond really wasn’t fond of his wife.

Well, no need to bring up the Pennyfeather family in front of Mr. Raymond in the future.

“Mr. Raymond, Holden has called twice, asking if you’ve met with Ms. Shepard.”

Holden was on high alert when it came to Carlene.

lan took the contract Jeff handed over, but he thought Holden should be wary of someone else.

As for who that someone was, he knew all too well.

lan had a ton of meetings every day. He never brought his phone into meetings, so he missed the calls Holden and Carlene made earlier.

“Ms. Shepard has also invited you to visit her.”

“How’s Carlene’s recovery going?”

“She’ll probably need to be in the hospital for a while longer.”

lan stared at the contract before him, not making a move. After a while, he asked Jeff, “Why would a woman, even though her husband constantly cheats on her, still refuse to divorce him?”

came to figuring out algorithms, data, and losses, lan was second to none. But understanding women

with Maja. They were quite the

want a divorce. She even defended

guard by the

a few seconds, he responded, “I think the majority of married women just put up with it, especially housewives. Penny might be competent, but I think she’s still stuck in traditional views of marriage. She might see divorce as a failure or think a family isn’t complete without a man.

he wasn’t sure if his curiosity about her stemmed

be? He didn’t know her and didn’t plan on getting to know

was just a tool

there be the attraction of knowledge, ideas, and souls. Love for a person

of attraction. So he didn’t feel a strong urge to get to know her. But

him, this was a lowly pleasure. He needed to know

his brows.

observing him in silence,

while, lan picked

family can’t reach Holden. If they do go bankrupt,

such obvious deception. Such a company was doomed to fail.

“All right.”

had been spending all

see

to visit Carter. Even though he was now lying in the hospital covered

even more. Each time she’d stand

to comfort her, assuring her Neil would wake up soon. But Cristina only cried harder.

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