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.

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

was totally absorbed in

she felt tired, rubbed her

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

him smoke before, but under the moonlight, this scene, coupled with the surrounding architecture, was too picturesque to

flicked the ash off his cigarette, casually taking

A

these years, but tonight, he was suffering from

at the sound of footsteps, only to see a figure disappear

put out the cigarette, and followed.

She didn’t want the sound of the faucet to bother him. She had only planned to

chuckled and started painting

to put her brush back in the palette,

they hire

She turned around and

know you can scare people like that, right?”

smell of tobacco mixed with the scent of pine, which felt somewhat chilly

to stick to her skin with the breeze, and she

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