Chapter 1017

He didn’t request anyone to pick him up, nor did he accompany Fitch. Instead, he made a call to Maja.

“I’m at the airport. Can you come and pick me up?”

His question seemed polite, but his tone was subtly urging her to hurry.

However, Maja wasn’t the one who answered. She was in a meeting and had left her phone with Zoey.

Zoey, irritated by his presumptuous tone, coolly replied,

“Mr. Raymond, Ms. Pennyfeather is in a meeting, and it will go on until noon.”

lan’s brow furrowed in disappointment, but he didn’t say anything further.

He asked Jeff to pick him up instead, but halfway through, Tyler called him to discuss a rumor circulating in their circle.

“What rumor?”

“It’s about Maja. They say she’s been seeing her first love.”

lan’s body stiffened, his eyes darkening, “Who said that?”

“No idea, it’s all over the place. While you were abroad these past couple of days, Maja has been staying in–a hotel, not returning to Rosewood Manor or the office. Rumor has it that she’s meeting her first love.”

phone tightened, “Who’s spreading

how do you know it’s a lie? Alma provided the hotel records, and I called the hotel myself. She was indeed there for two days. Everyone knows her company is really busy right now, dealing with

tone turned cold, warning

“Don’t trust Alma.”

you trust Alma or not, why not ask Maja yourself?”

the call, lan rubbed

hadn’t had the time to adjust to the

to

him through the rearview mirror and nodded slowly.

Star Movie group and walked into Maja’s

but no one dared

already entered the conference room, standing beside Maja. No one had

had been up all night worrying about the marks

was dragged into a meeting first

the three–hour meeting, she felt

double sofa. It didn’t have a bed, but she could lie down there if

sitting in the corner when she entered

lost in her thoughts, worrying about

frustrated and felt

sofa and took off her work jacket, only to be suddenly embraced

her, his arms holding her

a

when she thought of the conspicuous marks on her neck, she hurriedly tried to put

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