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?”

out algorithms, data, and losses, lan was second to none. But understanding women wasn’t his strong suit.

with Maja. They

she didn’t want a divorce. She even defended her husband at

guard by the sudden change in

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. Feminism has only become popular in recent years. Penny might be

was a very cool–headed person. He hadn’t looked into Maja’s family situation because he wasn’t sure if his curiosity about

didn’t plan on getting to know

social circle, marriage was just a tool for two wealthy families to balance their interests.

two people was always physical. Only later would there be the

at the shallowest level of attraction. So he didn’t feel a strong urge to get to know her. But ironically, this shallowest

him, this was a lowly pleasure. He

furrowed his brows.

him in silence, not

lan picked

reach Holden. If they

to fail. Survival of the fittest, there was

“All right.”

Maja had been spending all her time

monitor Neil’s condition and partly to see who Carter might come in contact

came to visit Carter. Even though he was now lying in

time she’d stand

her Neil would

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