Chapter 249

lan had just hopped in the car when his phone started buzzing-it was a call from Carlene.

“lan, I’ve been waiting here for twenty minutes, where are you?”

lan glanced at his wristwatch, “Just got out of a meeting. I’ll be there in twenty.”

“Always so buried in your work, how could you leave me standing here?”

“Find somewhere to sit.

Carlene went quiet for a moment, her eyes welling up

“lan, you’ve changed so much. You weren’t like this.”

lan rubbed his temples, his tone flat, “I’m heading your way now, already booked a table for us.”

Carlene’s face brightened up a bit, “Okay, I’ll wait.”

After hanging up, lan zoned out in his seat.

Jeff, in the front, stole a glance at him through the rear-view mirror. He kept his hands on the wheel, saying nothing.

Twenty minutes later, the car pulled up at the airport.

outside. Seeing lan’s car, her face lit up. She hurried over and flung

“lan!”

whispered his name and hugged him tightly, “I’ve missed

not

moment, then smiled, “Let’s

let him go and

feet. She had brought a tiny suitcase, no need to put it in the trunk.

With his undeniably attractive looks and current demeanor, lan seemed particularly charming

blushed a bit,

for saying you’ve changed, you haven’t. You’re still so

he leaned back after putting the

“How’s life abroad?”

I hadn’t reached out, were you planning on never contacting

bit upset. She was brought up in the Shepard family, always knowing how to read people’s feelings, and always considerate But with lan, she acted delicate, as if she craved

of the restaurant, Carlene smiled again.

you remember what I like.”

the entrance. A white-gloved waiter came to open the door.

at him, but when she saw lan getting out, she couldn’t

to see your wife after

gotten back but was eager to meet

hardened hearing this, “Why would we see her?”

his reluctance to bring up that woman, Carlene couldn’t help her smug feeling. That woman

so much,

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