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

up, sealing Sherman’s stoic

rosary hanging from the rearview mirror and the

engine.

leaving nothing but a cloud of

all

would even notice that a luxury car had been parked there for

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

family’s daily interactions were now

in their hometown seemed to have

eleventh day of February

purchased a ticket to

Cloudcrest on the

delayed by unforeseen events.

phone, laptop, and a few changes of

y was stark.

difference between Cloudcrest and

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

the chill in Cloudcrest was different,

the plane,

unfamiliar territory for him. Pulling out his phone to

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

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

you from?” the driver continued

Gerard replied.

surprise, “Capital City is thousands of miles from here. A four–hour flight at least. What

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Cloudcrest, sightseeing?”

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