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

an unnatural flush, and her eyes were

in the seat, closing

happened to Ms. Raymond. The police

a fever; her whole body

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

very quiet, Jeff was driving upfront, honking several

rush hour, and the roads

car was stuck in the

felt uncomfortably hot, as if all the moisture

her, could also feel the heat from her

cheeks were

“Penny?”

called to ask if he

well. You don’t

Maja, so she continued to

speak when he felt a weight on his

body had seeped through his

was tight, he could even

call with Maureen then asked the

the traffic jam ahead serious?”

rush hour, and this road has been very

“Let’s drive back.”

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