Chapter 76

The room fell into a sudden and eerie silence. lan’s hand, which was resting on his temple, froze, and he looked up at Maja.

Having said her peace, Maja seemed to realize that a man and a woman alone in a room could lead to some pretty nasty rumors. She chuckled and said, “I was just shooting the breeze.” lan watched her, curious about whether her husband knew how forward she was with other men

He dropped his gaze, his tone icy cold.

“Out.”

“I didn’t mean anything by it… Mr. Raymond, have a good rest.”

She really didn’t mean anything. She just wanted to help her drunk client.

lan still hadn’t given her any feedback on her draft design.

Though she had enough confidence in her work, his silence had her getting antsy.

Maja returned to her room, changed her clothes, scrubbed her paint-stained shirt, rinsed it twice with clean water, and hung it to dry by the window once she confirmed it was stain-free After that, she returned to her previous spot, cleaned her brushes and palette, and began mixing colors again.

Then she returned to the blank wall and continued her painting.

inspiration immediately, otherwise, she couldn’t guarantee she’d still have it when

absorbed in her painting.

morning, she felt tired, rubbed her eyes, and

pillar in the courtyard. lan was standing there, perhaps suffering from insomnia, with a cigarette in hand. He looked

the moonlight, this scene, coupled with

off his cigarette, casually taking in the courtyard.

A

all these

of footsteps, only to see a figure disappear around

an eyebrow, put out the cigarette, and followed.

bother him. She had only planned to splash some cold water on her face to wake

started painting faster.

just as she was about to put her brush back in the palette, a voice suddenly rang

they hire

and immediately

you can scare people

tobacco mixed with the

to her skin with the breeze,

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