Chapter 177

lan was in his way to the hospital when he got a call from Ryan.

Ryan said a lot, and then added, “After all, she did paint a picture for you.”

lan looked at the approaching nightfall outside and the lights coming on.

The atmosphere was very much like that in the painting.

He had to admit, the painting was very well done.

The car eventually stopped at the address Ryan provided. The housing prices in this neighborhood were not cheap. She had mentioned moving before, and it seemed she was moving here.

Maja had been waiting downstairs for lan ten minutes ahead of their meeting time, not daring to keep him waiting.

But she’d been soaking in the bath for so long that by the time she woke up, the water had turned cold. Now she felt light–headed and dizzy, her vision blurry.

It wasn’t until lan’s car stopped in front of her that she came to her senses, weakly opening the car door.

“Mr. Raymond, I’m really sorry for troubling you.”

Her voice was raspy. He could tell something was off with her.

“Are you sick?”

calmly, his eyes on her cheeks.

an unnatural flush, and her eyes were full of tears.

leaned back in the seat, closing her eyes.

sorry about what happened to Ms. Raymond.

a fever; her whole body felt

she didn’t have time to buy a gift. And it was lan’s car, she couldn’t make him wait for her to buy a gift, halfway there. This

quiet, Jeff was driving upfront, honking several times.

hour, and the roads were congested with vehicles.

in the traffic, unable

uncomfortably hot, as if

sitting not far from her, could also feel the

cheeks were

“Penny?”

then, Maureen called to ask if he was with Penny.

she’s not feeling well. You don’t need to

that lan had already picked up Maja, so she continued to

he felt a weight on his

heat–from–Maja’s body had seeped through

he could even feel her

a moment, ending the call with Maureen then asked the driver,

traffic

and this road

“Let’s drive back.”

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