He took a few steps closer, noticing that Maja didn’t look away, so he leaned in.

“Actually, I’m quite a sight when I play ball.”

His breath brushed against her ear as he spoke, tickling her slightly.

Maja had once heard Holden mentioning how rebellious Ian was in his mid-teens, full of fight and the brightest star in any gathering.

Unfortunately, she never got the chance to see it.

Quietly, she used her elbow to push his approaching body away slightly. Only when the boy was wiping his sweat off with a towel, surrounded by a group of people, did she call out, “Barton.”

Barton had his school uniform hooked on his fingertips. After wiping his sweat, he put it on neatly and zipped it up, returning to his usual aloof demeanor.

But he recognized Maja, “What’s up?”

Maja glanced at the time, “You guys still have twenty minutes before class. Can you spare me ten? I want to have a chat with you.”

Barton had been scouted before, but he wasn’t interested.

“No need.”

“It’s about Coral. I’m her business partner. You probably don’t know much about her work, do you?”

She instantly hit a nerve.

he heard Maja say to Ian, “Don’t

of the basketball net, his gaze sweeping

a chair in the distance, “Let’s sit

couple of hundred yards together, the passing students

the chair, Maja cut straight to the

about your

hit Barton like a

so aloof just a moment ago

Maja once, and she

recently. She’s upset about it, so she hurried back from abroad. I made a deal with her. If I can find out why your grades

gripping his left, popping his knuckles due to the

stopped there,

he finally took a deep breath, “I’ll get her to accept your investment, but

“What about your grades?”

stood up, sizing up this woman, his

brief

were

only shown in front of

Maja mentioning Coral right off the bat, he probably wouldn’t be bothered to

at him with a smile, “Thanks for your

this woman.

thought he hid

pursed his lips but didn’t

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