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

Sherman’s stoic profile inside the vehicle.

rosary hanging from the rearview mirror and the

engine.

black car departed, leaving nothing but a cloud of dust behind.

settled, all was

had

Nanson took up studying French whenever they had

daily interactions were now all in French

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

eleventh day of

secretly purchased a

in Cloudcrest on the eighth of February

was delayed

laptop, and a

y was stark.

temperature difference between Cloudcrest and

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

the chill in Cloudcrest was different, and it

plane, Gerard

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

chatty middle–aged man, glanced at Gerard’s attire in the rearview mirror and struck up a conversation, “You’re not from around here, are you,

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

from?”

Gerard

driver expressed 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

in

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