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.”

his phone tightened, “Who’s spreading these

called the hotel myself. She was indeed there for two days. Everyone knows her company is really busy right now, dealing with Funfly Darcy. How would she have the time to

tone turned cold,

“Don’t trust Alma.”

Alma or not,

ending the call, lan

the time to adjust to the

drive me to Maja’s office.”

him through the rearview

of Star Movie group

top floor whispered amongst themselves, but no one dared to make their curiosity

Maja. No one had warned Maja

worrying about the marks

was dragged into a meeting first

three–hour meeting, she felt

have a bed, but she could lie down

man sitting in the corner when she

lost in her thoughts, worrying

and

sat down on the sofa and took off her work jacket,

scent enveloped her, his arms holding

her a sense of

she thought of the conspicuous marks on her neck, she

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