Chapter 395

“I’m willing to be your company.”

Her voice was filled with joy.

lan stayed silent for a while and put down his coffee cup, “Carlene, I’m not going to the auction.”

He was beating around the bush, but his point was clear. He didn’t need her company.

Carlene’s face turned pale instantly. She knew that arguing wouldn’t help, so she just comforted herself.

“I get it. Is it about the overseas project that needs your personal attention?”

lan nodded and turned on his laptop next to him.

He sent Maja a message.

[Let’s head overseas together tomorrow.]

When Maja received the message, she was at the hospital visiting Nathan. He was insistent on leaving the hospital, so she was handling his discharge and preparing to take him home.

“Don’t you think you should stay in the hospital a bit longer?”

The injury Nathan had was accidental and she felt somewhat guilty.

“Nah, Penny. It’s just a flesh wound. I just got promoted. I lost Mr. Raymond’s cufflinks last time at work, and Mr. Judson wasn’t too happy about it. So, I got to step up my game.”

His face was badly swollen, but he still gave her the money back.

“Here’s the rest of the money.”

“Nathan, just take it.”

He was broke and fond of money. This money would improve his life and help him get a

accepted it.

Nathan home.

remote area, dimmer than

for Nathan at his doorstep. The girl was on crutches, probably his little sister.

car, the little girl started

picked her up to comfort her.

saw lan’s

go

her lip nervously and

don’t recall being your

that did not include going

face darkened, and the atmosphere

front of him, feeling his gaze becoming sharp.

seized the

you’re not going to the auction? It’s a big one

‘I’ll go.”

tag along?”

“Fine.”

sounded indifferent and a bit impatient. He closed the chat window

the answer she

out his phone and called Maja. She was taking

in Nathan’s

lan’s call, Maja stiffened. After answering, she

with

question sounded casual.

a sense of danger from it, and she quickly denied it.

“No.”

as soon as she finished, Nathan

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