Chapter 864

The light in the room was still on, but the two of them hadn’t moved at all.

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Maja thought she would be tossing and turning all night, but sleepiness hit her out of nowhere, and she was out like a light in no time.

Downstairs, Jeff had already arrived.

The boss had ordered him to come and pick up some clothes, and he didn’t dare to dawdle. It was Maria who opened the door for him.

Having been by lan’s side for so long, Jeff was a pretty good assistant.

He threw a glance upstairs, catching no signs of movement, and then turned to Maria.

“Maria, did the boss and Miss Penny have another squabble?”

Why else would he be in such a rush for him to come over and pick up his clothes?

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Maria thought for a moment. She hadn’t heard any ruckus either.

I’m not quite sure.”

“Maria, you should hit the sack. I’ll leave once I’m done packing the boss’s clothes.”

It was already late, and Maria, being up there in age, needed her–beauty–sleep. She simply nodded.

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wondering if they had made any noise but the room was as quiet as a mouse.

outside lan’s bedroom, ears perked up and listened for a while.

Silence reigned inside.

Maybe the couple

barged in right now, it would

a ghost, pretending he was never

and lan could sleep

hand to shield his eyes from the sunlight streaming in.

numbed by Maja’s

was just about to move when he looked down and saw Maja nestled in his arms, sleeping peacefully. Her eyelashes fluttered close, and she looked incredibly

staring at the ceiling, recalling how he’d fallen asleep while changing clothes the previous night

in the morning filled his

turned to face her,

the night she spent with him was her first time, he felt guilty about what he had done.

probably because she heard him talking about divorce.

public afterward, perhaps thinking that

out that throughout, he was the only one who had ever been with

and Beck were

him, her ex–husband, was her true love!

sleep. The friction of the clothes

to find his eyes filled

quickly sat up and relaxed a bit when

I’ll drive you to the

to her last night

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