Chapter 747

“Her love life ain’t my business no more,

He shut his laptop, checking the time and realizing it was time to hit the hay.

But he was restless tonight. He tried showering and laying in bed, but sleep was a no–show.

He picked up a book, trying to read, but the words seemed gibberish.

At 1 AM, he got dressed again and headed out.

This time, he drove himself, parking at the RosenGarden.

A couple of lights were still on in the RosenGarden. He cracked his car window open and lit up a ciggy.

Halfway through, he pulled out his phone and dialed Maja.

No answer on the other end.

He slumped back in his seat/staring blankly ahead, with no idea why he’d driven here in the middle of the night.

With a self–deprecating chuckle, he decided to head back home.

On the way, he passed by the Pennyfeather group’s headquarters. But he didn’t give a damn about the Pennyfeathers, so he didn’t even notice it was their building. A woman was frantically making a call at the entrance. !

It was Zoey, unable to reach Maja. The Star Movie group’s series had passed the review, smashing records on its premiere night. This was great news, the kind that should be shared with Maja.

But since the afternoon, her calls to Maja had gone unanswered.

Just a few hours ago, Maja had been nervously awaiting the viewing results with her.

Zoey was trying to hail a cab when she spotted a luxury car parked nearby and lan’s face in the window.

She tensed up.

and had heard about

were once engaged, though

“Mr. Raymond.”

called out

was on the steering wheel. He glanced over at her when he

Zoey swallowed.

trying to call Maja all day, but she’s

“Maja?”

your ex–wife.”

end, so she

frowned, clearly annoyed. Why was it always about this

off the grid, and today is incredibly important for us,

finish, lan stepped on

begging when she

“Mr. Raymond!”

grab the window. “I heard from Maja that you two are on good terms. If something’s happened to her,

darkened.

that woman

“Let go.”

by him, let

stepped on the gas, feeling rather ticked off. He thought he shouldn’t have gone out

beyond endurance. She huddled in the dark room, feeling

up and trying not to think about the creepy crawlies.

how much time had passed,

from the cold, starving, and fear was coursing through her

wall, the sound echoing in the

checked the time, thinking she’d been like this for hours. They figured she

was clear, and the sound of Maja’s head hitting the

had been going

the pain. Whether her eyes were open or

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