Chapter 256

Lost in thought, Sherman exhaled a stream of smoke, squinting his eyes slightly, the depths of his gaze as dark and unfathomable as an ancient well

This was Anthea’s home

The spot where held parked was right under the apartment complex where she lived.

Was he taking a special interest in Anthea?

No

That was impossible.

How could he possibly be smitten with such a young girl?

His admiration for Anthea was purely professional.

Admiration for her strategic mind in chess.

Admiration for her tech prowess.

Admiration for her insights.

He’d never really dealt with women in his life, and suddenly being this close to a young girl was bound to feel a bit unfamiliar, stirring up some strange emotions within him.

But with time, he’d grow accustomed to it.

It was nothing to do with romance.

Certainly nothing to do with love.

With that thought, Sherman breathed a sigh of relief, snuffed out the half–smoked cigarette, and tossed the butt away.

What seemed like a casual throw landed the cigarette butt perfectly into a trash can ten meters away

car window rolled up, sealing Sherman’s stoic

from the rearview mirror and the other on the steering wheel, his eyes fixed forward, he

engine.

car departed, leaving nothing but

all was calm again.

car had been parked there

and Nanson took up studying French whenever they had a moment to spare.

interactions were now all

had transpired back in their hometown seemed to have

eleventh day

purchased a ticket to Cloudcrest.

to arrive in Cloudcrest on the eighth of

but was delayed

but his cell phone, laptop, and

y was stark.

difference between Cloudcrest and Capital

cold as negative eighteen degrees Celsius, while Cloudcrest’s lowest was around one

Capital City, the chill in Cloudcrest was different, and it

the plane, Gerard shivered.

was unfamiliar territory for him. Pulling out his phone to locate his hotel, he hopped into

man, glanced at Gerard’s attire in the rearview mirror and struck up a conversation, “You’re not from around here, are you, young man?”

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

are you from?” the driver

Gerard

of miles from here. A four–hour

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Cloudcrest, sightseeing?”

city, but in winter, there

was usually busier in spring, summer, and fall.

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