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

the rearview mirror and the

engine.

but

dust settled, all was

notice that a luxury car had been parked there for

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

were now

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

the eleventh day of February

a ticket

arrive in Cloudcrest on the

was delayed by unforeseen events.

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

y was stark.

temperature difference between Cloudcrest and

eighteen degrees Celsius, while Cloudcrest’s lowest was around one or two

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

plane,

Pulling out his phone to locate his hotel, he hopped into a

man, glanced at Gerard’s attire in the rearview mirror and struck up a conversation, “You’re not from around

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

you from?” the driver continued

Gerard

of miles from here. A four–hour flight at least. What brings you to

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Cloudcrest, sightseeing?”

tourist city, but in winter, there weren’t

busier in spring, summer,

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