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.”

tightened, “Who’s spreading these lies?”

myself. She was indeed there for two days. Everyone knows her company is

tone turned cold, warning Tyler.

“Don’t trust Alma.”

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

ending the call, lan rubbed

the time to adjust to the time difference. He looked

to Maja’s

at him through the rearview mirror and nodded

at the top floor of Star Movie group and walked into

but no one dared to make their curiosity

standing beside Maja.

all night worrying about

was dragged into a meeting first

the three–hour meeting,

have a bed, but she could lie down there if she was

sitting in the corner when she entered her lounge.

too lost in her thoughts, worrying about the

was frustrated and

her work jacket, only

his arms holding her

a sense of security.

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

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