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 follow us. Either

in front of the basketball net,

a chair in the distance, “Let’s

walked the couple of hundred yards together, the passing students looked at them

chair, Maja

Coral know about

question hit Barton like a

a moment ago was suddenly flustered, his breathing

had only met Maja once,

grades have been slipping recently. She’s upset about it, so she hurried back from abroad. I made a deal with her. If I

hand gripping his left, popping his knuckles due

there,

a deep breath, “I’ll get her to accept your

“What about your grades?”

already stood up, sizing up this woman, his tone unfriendly, “I tanked

this brief exchange,

were all directed at the

only shown in

the bat,

up at him with a

didn’t like this woman. She was too

he hid it

his lips

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