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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noise but the room was

lan’s bedroom, ears perked up

Silence reigned inside.

Maybe

in right now, it would

a ghost,

and lan could sleep like logs

to shield his eyes from

other arm was heavy, numbed by Maja’s head resting

looked down and saw Maja nestled in his arms, sleeping peacefully. Her eyelashes fluttered

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

morning filled his heart with sweetness, and he

to face her, staring

since he found out that the night she spent with him was her first time, he felt guilty about

to leave him probably because she heard

afterward, perhaps thinking that he was into Carlene.

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

Shawn, and Beck were all history.

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

sleep. The friction of the clothes made her realize

find his eyes

up and relaxed a bit when she

get up. I’ll drive you to

the excuse he used to talk to her last night and realized she hadn’t forgotten

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