Just as he had said, the next day while Maja was reviewing documents at work, she couldn’t help but recall the scene of him stirring the porridge silently as she demanded explanations from him.

She had known long ago that Ian had a knack for melting hearts.

Taking a deep breath, she called in Zoey.

“Mr. Pennyfeather?”

“Zoey, could you help me find which brand of burn cream is the best? We need to send it over to the Raymond Corporation.”

Without asking why, Zoey did as instructed.

When Ian received the burn cream, he simply raised an eyebrow. He didn’t use it, but put it in a desk drawer.

A morning passed and he didn’t text Maja.

Maja didn’t ask either, but he was in no hurry.

In the evening, Coral invited Maja for a meetup, saying she wanted to discuss the investment she had promised, particularly the casting.

When Maja met Coral at the BlueSky Bar, Coral was dressed in an exquisite ladies’ suit.

They both looked like successful career women, but with different auras.

on the surface, but there was an underlying air of

was cold inside and out,

bruise on Coral’s wrist and lightly raised an

brother Barton being mentioned, Coral rubbed her

the pressure of being in the senior year. He’s been acting a bit strange lately. He told me he had a great talk with you

of wine, “What did you talk about with

“Love affairs.”

off guard, Coral paused and sighed, “How did I not think of this? He started school two years later than others and had always been sensible. Maybe it’s his rebellious

was completely oblivious to

have a

“I’m seeing someone recently.”

Coral squinted her eyes, “I traveled abroad with him this time, but

was like a dandelion in full bloom. It took

even if she was a

actress, Cornelia,

Maja stood up to see her off, she bumped into Ian and his

looking at

fingers were slender and fair, with blisters

Fitch and Phelps were among the

to greet her, but hesitated in the presence

lips. Maja thought they seemed a bit more

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