“So before my brother returns, I need her to be utterly reliant on me.”

Ian spoke calmly, glancing at the documents in front of him. “Once she’s dependent on me, she won’t ditch me.”

For once, Fitch was left speechless.

After Ian hung up the phone, he saw another incoming call from Tyler.

This time, he didn’t pick up, guessing yet another one of Tyler’s lousy ideas.

By the evening, he had sent Maja eight messages, all left unanswered.

At five in the afternoon, when he was about to head for a meeting, he passed out.

He had pushed himself too hard the previous night, stubbornly refusing to take medicine despite running a fever. Now, he had fainted.

His collapse instantly sent the Raymond Corporation into a frenzy. Jeff rushed him to the hospital, while rumors of Ian’s fainting began to circulate quietly amongst the circle.

Many people who had seen his Facebook posts were left puzzled.

There were recent rumors about him breaking up with Maja, and he had been seen with Judith. Word was that Judith had even been hurt because of him. So why was he suddenly proclaiming his love for Maja again?

[If you ask me, Maja must have put a spell on Ian. How else to explain his devotion to a girl from nowhere?]

now. She pursued him so relentlessly, only to be dismissed by his

so great

and when word got out that Ian was sick, the chatter only

is unparalleled. In my opinion,

member of the Raymond family, there’s never been peace. Now Mr. Holden has

would spare me a glance, I’d treat

secret admirers, but he was infamously cold, barely engaging

was forced into marriage, tried to engage him in conversation, only to be

had met him at international art exhibitions and tried to strike up a conversation, but he was uninterested. Business data

his aloofness was due to Carlene. But it turned out that he didn’t actually fancy Carlene. Upon his return, he immediately

desperation for Maja was driving everyone green

the

outstanding man, must’ve been scared when he heard Maja was

Maja probably started stalking him. With

this ugly woman a lesson and kick her out

at Maja,

morning, only

the evening, she went to Dylan’s place in tears, only for him to warn her not to

you’re really not

Judith clung to Dylan’s arm while instructing Wind to

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