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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had made any noise but the room was as quiet as

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

Silence reigned inside.

two and two together. Maybe the couple had made up, for now.

now, it would be all

he quickly slipped away like a ghost, pretending he was

and lan could sleep

to shield his

heavy, numbed by Maja’s head resting on

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

the ceiling, recalling how he’d fallen asleep while changing clothes the

joyful sight first thing in the morning filled his heart with sweetness, and he felt somewhat giddy.

to face her, staring at her

since he found out that the night she spent with him was her

because she heard

go public afterward, perhaps

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

and Beck were all history.

ex–husband, was

her sleep. The friction of the clothes made her realize someone was next to her.

looked up to find his eyes

a bit when she saw they were still

I’ll

to talk to her last night and realized she

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