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

rolled up, sealing Sherman’s stoic profile inside the

on the rosary hanging from the rearview mirror and the

engine.

but

settled, all was

car had been parked there

took up studying French whenever they had

daily interactions were now all in

their hometown seemed to have no significant impact

day of February

a ticket

to arrive in Cloudcrest on

was delayed by

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

y was stark.

temperature difference between Cloudcrest and Capital

negative eighteen degrees Celsius, while Cloudcrest’s lowest was

not as cold as Capital City, the chill in Cloudcrest was different,

off the plane, Gerard

territory for him. Pulling out his phone to locate his hotel,

rearview mirror and struck up

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

are you from?”

City, Gerard replied.

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?”

in winter, there weren’t

busier in spring, summer, and fall.

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