Chapter 379

lan didn’t pick up the phone, which was pretty much a public slap in the face, but she didn’t give a hoot.

She made her way to the Raymond Corporation.

It was already seven in the evening, but the lights at the Raymond Corporation were still blazing.

When she got to the top floor, Jeff was still there, seemingly surprised to see her show up that late..

Maja gave him a wry smile, “I’m here for Mr. Raymond*

He replied, “The boss has an international meeting tonight. He just went into the conference room, probably for two hours.”

She was prepared to wait, so she took a seat on the side..

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But as she waited, she grew impatient. She never thought she’d stoop so low as to make such a deal with someone.

Her mom had always instilled in her the importance of hard work and being self–reliance.

Lillian’s favorite lesson was that women must be financially, mentally, and morally independent.

As a kid, Maja didn’t get it, but as she grew older, she began to appreciate Lillian’s wisdom.

Valley. Her knowledge and wisdom set her apart from

about the past, time seemed to

door swung open, she stood up, and

taken off his suit, which was casually draped over his arm, with only a watch as

walked over to his desk, and his eyes landed on her

off his watch, tossed it aside, his gaze icy, lips blood–red. Under the overhead light, his skin looked as smooth as

“Mr. Raymond.”

as she stood up.

why she was there.

showing up at this hour, the price tag isn’t the same, you know.”

back at her, for rejecting him earlier in

probably the first time lan had ever been given the cold shoulder by a woman, so he walked up to her, lifted her chin, his eyes filled with

pale in an instant. She felt

Mr. Raymond, what’s the price tag now?”

lips were pale, her skin as fair as white jadę.

of her chin and stood up straight,

me once. Now, it’s

buzz in

noticed her eyelashes flutter, as if sleeping with

out a cold laugh and turned around

she grabbed his wrist, her voice trying

ten times

was pulling her up

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