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.”

grip on his phone tightened, “Who’s spreading these lies?”

days. Everyone knows her company is really busy right now, dealing with Funfly Darcy. How would she have the

tone turned cold, warning

“Don’t trust Alma.”

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

the call, lan rubbed his

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

to

at him through the rearview

group and walked into Maja’s office without

but no one dared

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

night worrying

a meeting first thing in

the three–hour meeting, she

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

didn’t notice a man sitting in the corner when she

lost in her

was frustrated and felt ridiculously

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

her, his arms holding

her a sense of security.

marks on her neck, she hurriedly tried to put her jacket

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