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

records, and I 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

tone turned cold, warning Tyler.

“Don’t trust Alma.”

not, why not

the call, lan

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

to Maja’s

him through the

Star Movie group and walked

floor whispered amongst themselves, but no one dared

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

night worrying about

was dragged into a meeting first

three–hour meeting, she felt

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

a man sitting in the corner when she entered

lost in her

and felt ridiculously

and took off her work jacket, only

his arms holding her

position gave her a sense of security.

the conspicuous marks on her neck, she hurriedly tried to put her jacket back

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