Chapter 18

Maja swept the har back from her forehead, tucking it behind her ear. Her eyes were bright and clear. Her speech was crisp, tinged with a light laugh, and the extended her hand

“Mr Raymond allow me to reintroduce myself I’m Penny, an interior designer. The item you’re holding is one of my works

Ian came to a halt, thinking he must’ve heard wrong.

When Maja saw that he didn’t shake her hand, she withdrew it leisurely

Tve wanted to talk about this a few times, but you didn’t seem interested Seeing that you’ve kept my designs, I’m thinking maybe I could change your mind.”

Her words flowed naturally. “If so, I think I owe you a favor”

In his twenty odd years, lan had never been in such a situation. An interior designer? He glanced at the object in his hand, at the bottom of the picture was the designer’s signature and a string of numbers. Penny

Remembering the conversations, his brows furrowed deeper Was it all a misunderstanding?

in hand, and sat back

a knock on the door Jeff’s voice came

this was probably for

from inside, revealing a woman wrapped in a towel drenched from head to toe. A shock flashed in Jeff’s eyes. The meeting was suddenly interrupted, and many

was also clueless, hearing whispers calling the woman Mr.

lan sitting leisurely on the couch. His suit was slightly wrinkled,

Maja say. “Thank

Raymond, could you wait

into

glass, you could clearly see the silhouette through the light. lan leaned back lifting his eyes.

towel into the hampet and

casual sel. It made her

hand, “I don’t know how much this outfit costs, but the money on the card should suffice. Thank you, Mr. Raymond.”

wondering if she was pulling on an act. But her straightforward demeanor, and the way she avoided him as much as possible, clearly indicated she wanted to avoid further complications. Somehow, this realization made him feel stifled.

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