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

for two days. Everyone knows her company is really busy right now, dealing with Funfly Darcy. How would she have the time to just hang out

cold,

“Don’t trust Alma.”

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

call, lan rubbed his forehead.

time to adjust to the time difference. He

drive me to Maja’s office.”

him through the rearview mirror and nodded slowly.

at the top floor of Star Movie group and

but no one dared to make

beside Maja. No one

been up all night worrying about

a meeting first thing in the morning.

three–hour meeting,

small lounge in her office with a double sofa. It didn’t have

didn’t notice a man sitting in the corner when she entered her lounge.

too lost in her

was frustrated and felt

the sofa and took off her work jacket, only to be

enveloped her, his arms holding her

a

on her neck, she hurriedly tried to put her jacket back on.

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