The light in the room was still on, but the two of them hadn’t moved at all.
Maja thought she would be tossing and turning all night, but sleepiness hit her out of nowhere, and she was out like a light in no time.
Downstairs, Jeff had already arrived.
The boss had ordered him to come and pick up some clothes, and he didn’t dare to dawdle. It was Maria who opened the door for him.
Having been by lan’s side for so long, Jeff was a pretty good assistant.
He threw a glance upstairs, catching no signs of movement, and then turned to Maria.
“Maria, did the boss and Miss Penny have another squabble?”
Why else would he be in such a rush for him to come over and pick up his clothes?
Maria thought for a moment. She hadn’t heard any ruckus either.
I’m not quite sure.”
“Maria, you should hit the sack. I’ll leave once I’m done packing the boss’s clothes.”
It was already late, and Maria, being up there in age, needed her–beauty–sleep. She simply nodded.
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Jeff tiptoed upstairs, wondering if they had made any noise but the room was as quiet as a mouse.
stood outside lan’s bedroom, ears perked up and listened for a while.
Silence reigned inside.
two and two together. Maybe the couple had made
now, it would be
a ghost, pretending he was
lan could sleep like logs till
lan woke up, he instinctively raised his hand to
heavy, numbed by Maja’s head
Maja nestled in his arms, sleeping peacefully. Her eyelashes fluttered close,
froze, just staring at the ceiling, recalling how he’d fallen asleep while changing
morning filled his heart with sweetness, and he felt somewhat giddy.
her,
he found out that the night she spent with him was her first time, he felt guilty about what
him probably because
go public afterward, perhaps thinking that he was into
was the only one who
and Beck were all history.
him, her ex–husband, was her true
turned over in her sleep. The friction of the clothes made her realize
up to find his eyes filled
and relaxed a bit when she saw they were
up. I’ll drive you to
the excuse he used to talk to her last night
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