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

sealing Sherman’s stoic profile inside the vehicle.

the rosary hanging from the rearview mirror and the other on the

engine.

leaving nothing but a cloud of

dust settled, all was

even notice that a luxury car had been parked there for

days that followed, Carole and Nanson took up studying French whenever

family’s daily interactions were now

back in their hometown seemed

eleventh day of February

a

to arrive in Cloudcrest on the eighth of

but was delayed by

nothing but his cell phone, laptop, and a few changes of

y was stark.

Cloudcrest and

negative eighteen degrees Celsius, while Cloudcrest’s

City, the chill in Cloudcrest was different, and

the plane,

him. Pulling out his phone to locate his

attire in the rearview mirror and struck up a conversation, “You’re not

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

from?” the driver

City, Gerard replied.

driver expressed his surprise, “Capital City is thousands of miles from here. A four–hour flight at

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Cloudcrest, sightseeing?”

city, but in winter, there weren’t many attractions.

busier in spring, summer, and

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