Chapter 194

Maureen caught up with lan as he stepped out of the Raymond family’s gate, letting out a long sigh.

“lan, I didn’t expect your grandpa to be that mad. I’m really sorry.”

“Maureen, it’s not your fault. Penny and I got ourselves into this.”

Mentioning Penny always seemed to rub Maureen the wrong way.

“Don’t think I’m butting in. Now that you’ve paid the price, you should cut ties with her. Otherwise, your grandpa might blow a bigger gasket and she might get caught in the crossfire.”

“I can handle my own business.”

Maureen bit her tongue, knowing that another word might rub lan the wrong way

lan got into his car. His back was hurting a lot, so he didn’t lean back against the seat

It was a real pain in the neck, making it hard for him to bear.

Just then, Maja called.

“Mr. Raymond, I’m at the hotel. Are you coming back tonight?”

lan’s hands gripped the steering wheel tight. He was sweating bullets and his lips turned a bit pale.

“Yeah.”

His tone was icy, then he hung up.

Maja waited for him in the hallway outside the hotel room, feeling at ease.

minutes later, lan showed up at the elevator. Seeing him, Maja breathed a sigh of relief. She nodded at him and got down to brass tacks. “Mr. Raymond, I want to

her but taking the room

no choice but to follow him into the room. She smelled something fishy, and her

wounds have healed by now? Why the bloody

with Maja there, he thought better of it and sat down on the couch. “My auntie

night. Just not sure if he remembered the kiss.

about that. She just worried he might think she kissed him on

didn’t bring it up, she didn’t feel right asking.

“Yep.”

the studio

inside. She didn’t expect him to be concerned about the studio.

the most popular person there, so

for

paid the price, their relationship should improve. As for that night,

Mr. Raymond. I’ll get back in touch with

grin danced on her lips, her eyes

at her and didn’t say another

atmosphere becoming a bit

them in a room, filling the air with a sense of ambiguity.

was a bit off, so she got up ready

Raymond, I’ll get going then…”

could finish, Jeff’s voice

are you alright?”

a first–aid kit, obviously responding

what she was doing and turned to lan.

on his forehead,

to be there. Thinking for a bit, he put down

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