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

mirror and the other

engine.

departed, leaving nothing but a cloud

all was

notice that a luxury car had been parked

that followed, Carole and Nanson took up studying

interactions were now

had transpired back in their hometown seemed to have

day

a ticket to

arrive in Cloudcrest on the eighth of

delayed by

phone, laptop,

y was stark.

temperature difference between Cloudcrest and Capital

cold as negative eighteen degrees Celsius,

in Cloudcrest was different, and it was a dry

off the plane, Gerard shivered.

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

Gerard’s attire in the rearview mirror and struck up a conversation,

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

you from?”

Gerard replied.

his surprise, “Capital City is thousands of miles from here. A four–hour flight at

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Cloudcrest, sightseeing?”

but in winter, there weren’t many

busier in

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