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 rosary hanging from the rearview mirror and the other on the steering wheel, his eyes fixed forward, he started the

engine.

departed, leaving nothing but a cloud of dust

all was calm

car had been parked there for

Nanson took up studying French whenever they had

daily interactions were now all in French

in their hometown seemed to have no significant

eleventh day

secretly purchased a ticket to Cloudcrest.

to arrive in Cloudcrest on

was delayed by

his cell phone, laptop,

y was stark.

between Cloudcrest

Celsius, while Cloudcrest’s lowest was

City, the chill in Cloudcrest was different, and it

plane,

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

driver, a chatty middle–aged man, glanced at Gerard’s attire in the rearview mirror and struck up a conversation, “You’re

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

are you from?” the

Gerard

surprise, “Capital City is thousands of miles from here.

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Chapter 256

Cloudcrest, sightseeing?”

a tourist city, but in winter, there weren’t many

in spring,

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