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.

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

absorbed in her painting.

tired, rubbed

a pillar in the courtyard. lan was standing there,

this scene, coupled with the surrounding

flicked the ash off his cigarette, casually taking

A

very regular life all these years, but tonight, he was suffering from

only to

an eyebrow, put out the cigarette, and

of the faucet to bother him. She had only planned

started

as she was about to put her brush back

hire you?”

her heart pounding. She turned around and immediately saw lan

Raymond, you know you can scare people like that, right?”

faint smell of tobacco mixed with the scent of pine, which felt somewhat chilly at night.

scent seemed to stick to her skin with the breeze, and she couldn’t shake it

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