Chapter 1158

Dazed by his kisses, Maja couldn’t even muster a word.

lan had enveloped her twice in the hot tub, then lifted her up and pressed her against the wall of the changing room. It was as if he was savoring a feast he knew he wouldn’t have access to for a while.

Maja eventually fell asleep from exhaustion, only to awaken the following evening.

Her body felt limp and drained, and upon seeing the familiar ceiling, she recognized that she was in the Greenfield Gardens.

Images from the night before flashed intermittently in her mind. First it was surprise, then anger that made her chest tremble.

Just as she was about to get out of bed, the door opened, and in walked fan, carrying a bowl of oatmeal.

“Maja, you’re awake.”

Maja took a deep breath, her expression turning cold,

“Explain”

Setting the oatmeal aside, he stirred it with a spoon, blew on it gently, and brought it to her lips.

“First, eat

Maja turned her head away. She was too angry to speak, let alone eat.

lan put down the spoon and sighed softly, pulling out the recording from last night.

“This isn’t right”

“What’s not right about it?”

“You’ll blame me when you sober up.”

“I won’t. I initiated it.”

He lowered his eyelashes and continued stirring the oatmeal, silent, yet his message was clear

upon hearing the recording. Maja felt a sudden pang

who had

last night, but

the rest, only the overwhelming sense

of her last night, but

silent, still stirring

conscience stinging. She wanted to comfort him, but remembering their complicated

back down, he slowly rose.

at

going to work overtime There’s a lot of work left

he moved his bandaged hand

his palm was wrapped, and several blisters were visible on his fingertips. Frowning, she wondered how he got these

walked to the door, where he bumped into Jeff. Jeff’s voice

the soup you ve been simmering is ready. Should

he had burned his

respond to force, but gentleness left her somewhat at a

out just

Jeff take you home. I know you’ve had some misunderstandings about me

she had always thought lan was emotionally immature, explosive at the slightest provocation

to say something even more hurtful

trap last night, forcing her,

and his long,

drunk, she might have done something she wasn’t

didn’t explain when he was misunderstood. He just played the

She wanted to apologize, but he had already left.

took a deep breath, slowly rose, and dressed in

LATT

was sore from his endurance in bed.

her way to the study,

what he wanted to do last night. It was a stormy night. He took her

Man.”

finish her sentence, his voice came through the study door.

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