Chapter 1145

After trudging half a kilometer, she could still hear the sound of footsteps behind her.

Even after she hailed a cab, lan hopped in right after her.

“Are you out of your mind?”

Her tone was icy as she tried to put as much distance between them as possible.

lan, thick–skinned as ever, sat close, remaining silent no matter how much she insulted him.

During the bumpy ride, he even reached out to cushion her head from the jolts,

When they arrived at Rosewood Manor, as she stepped out of the cab, he immediately paid the fare

Maja had already walked to the front gate, instructing the security guard to close it.

But the guard wasn’t quick enough, and lan slipped through.

He followed her to the living room door of the villa. This time, she entered first, slamming the door behind her

lan didn’t follow her in, instead, he found a stone bench outside and sat down

The garden was furnished with not only stone benches but also stone tables. He took a sip of the tea on the table, and continued to gaze at the house

Maja couldn’t care less. If he was willing to wait outside, then let him wait.

Once upstairs, she quickly showered. Looking at the clock, it was already 2 a.m. She decided to call it a night.

Suddenly, there was a rumble of thunder outside, flashes of lightning illuminating the room.

She heard Coco whining at the door. She quickly let it in.

right after. Although Rocky wasn’t afraid of thunder, it sat by the

and Rocky were incredibly

continuous thunder made it hard for Maja to fall asleep. She got up and peered out the window, only to see lan still sitting

Alone

mixture of anger and

take every insult and injury

wired like a normal person

thinking about his troubled upbringing, she could almost understand

his gaze on her and quickly ducked behind the

There was no light inside the room, and he

just as she pulled up the covers, another loud peal of thunder resounded, followed by a

someone was outside, rushed to the window, scratching at

covers over her head, trying to force herself to

didn’t bark but howled!

and on, making her frown. Was Rocky

“Rocky, stop it

was the dog lan had raised, knowing his owner was out

trying to ignore it, but Rocky was

got up again, opened the window, and said. “If

surprise, Rocky jumped out

her instincts urging her to grab him, but Rocky

attempt to grab Rocky revealed

He had stood

to pretend anymore She went downstairs, grabbed an umbrella and

thinking his little display of endurance would bridge the gap between them.

the umbrella, already regaining her composure

“Tan, go home.”

“Maja.”

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