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

hand on the rosary hanging from the rearview mirror and the other on the steering wheel, his eyes fixed

engine.

nothing but

dust settled, all was calm again.

notice that a luxury car had been parked

Carole and Nanson took up studying French whenever they had

were

had transpired back in their hometown seemed to have no significant impact on

the eleventh day of

secretly purchased a ticket to Cloudcrest.

arrive in Cloudcrest on the eighth of

was delayed by unforeseen events.

his cell phone, laptop, and a

y was stark.

temperature difference between Cloudcrest and Capital City

degrees Celsius, while

the chill in Cloudcrest was different,

the plane,

out his phone

mirror and struck up a conversation, “You’re not from around here, are

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

from?”

City, Gerard

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

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Cloudcrest, sightseeing?”

city, but in winter, there weren’t

was usually busier in spring, summer, and fall.

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