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.”

on his phone tightened, “Who’s spreading

hotel records, and I called the hotel myself. She was indeed there for two days. Everyone knows

cold,

“Don’t trust Alma.”

you trust Alma or not, why not

ending the call, lan

slept in two nights and hadn’t had the time to adjust to the

to

him through the rearview mirror

floor of Star Movie group and walked into Maja’s office

the top floor whispered amongst themselves, but no one dared

room, standing beside Maja. No

been up all night worrying about the marks on

dragged into a meeting first thing in the

three–hour meeting, she felt

her office with a double sofa. It didn’t have a bed, but she could lie

notice a man sitting in the corner when she entered her

was too lost in her thoughts, worrying about the marks.

was frustrated and felt ridiculously

on the sofa and took off her work

her, his arms

position gave her a sense of security.

her neck, she hurriedly tried to put her

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