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.

lan and had heard about

once engaged, though they’d

“Mr. Raymond.”

called out politely.

wheel. He glanced over at her

Zoey swallowed.

but she’s not answering.

“Maja?”

your

wit’s end, so

clearly annoyed. Why was it always about this

the grid, and today is incredibly important

she could finish, lan stepped on the gas.

wasn’t above begging when she

“Mr. Raymond!”

yelled, fumbling to grab the window. “I heard from Maja that you two are on

darkened. Good

and that woman were anything but.

“Let go.”

by

ticked off. He thought he shouldn’t

endurance. She huddled in the dark room, feeling snakes slither over her ankles and centipedes crawl onto her

curling up and

had passed, even hallucinating

and

her head against the wall, the sound echoing in the room.

noise and checked the time, thinking she’d been like this for hours.

and the sound of Maja’s head hitting

going on for hours.

were open

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