Chapter 747

“Her love life ain’t my business no more,

He shut his laptop, checking the time and realizing it was time to hit the hay.

But he was restless tonight. He tried showering and laying in bed, but sleep was a no–show.

He picked up a book, trying to read, but the words seemed gibberish.

At 1 AM, he got dressed again and headed out.

This time, he drove himself, parking at the RosenGarden.

A couple of lights were still on in the RosenGarden. He cracked his car window open and lit up a ciggy.

Halfway through, he pulled out his phone and dialed Maja.

No answer on the other end.

He slumped back in his seat/staring blankly ahead, with no idea why he’d driven here in the middle of the night.

With a self–deprecating chuckle, he decided to head back home.

On the way, he passed by the Pennyfeather group’s headquarters. But he didn’t give a damn about the Pennyfeathers, so he didn’t even notice it was their building. A woman was frantically making a call at the entrance. !

It was Zoey, unable to reach Maja. The Star Movie group’s series had passed the review, smashing records on its premiere night. This was great news, the kind that should be shared with Maja.

But since the afternoon, her calls to Maja had gone unanswered.

Just a few hours ago, Maja had been nervously awaiting the viewing results with her.

Zoey was trying to hail a cab when she spotted a luxury car parked nearby and lan’s face in the window.

She tensed up.

and had heard about

engaged, though they’d called

“Mr. Raymond.”

out politely.

the steering wheel. He glanced over at her when he heard his name.

Zoey swallowed.

Maja all day, but she’s not answering.

“Maja?”

your ex–wife.”

wit’s end, so

was it always

goes off the grid, and today is incredibly important for us,

lan stepped on the

above begging when she was genuinely

“Mr. Raymond!”

to grab the window. “I heard from Maja that you two are on good terms. If

darkened.

that woman

“Let go.”

by him,

off. He thought

feeling snakes slither over her ankles and centipedes crawl onto her

the verge of a breakdown, curling up and trying not to think about the creepy

much time had passed, even hallucinating

shivering from the cold, starving, and fear was coursing through her veins.

the wall, the sound echoing in

time, thinking she’d been like this for hours. They

outside was clear, and the sound of Maja’s

going

eyes were open

joked, “She’ll probably lose her mind in three more hours. The lady said to send her to

You stay here. I need a break. I’ve been

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