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.
ears perked up and listened for a
Silence reigned inside.
put two and two together. Maybe the couple
in right now, it would be all kinds of
slipped away like a
and lan
woke up, he instinctively raised his hand to shield
by Maja’s head resting on it.
down and saw Maja nestled in his arms,
asleep while changing
a joyful sight first thing in the morning filled his heart with
to face her, staring at
since he found out that the night she spent with him was her first time, he felt
leave him probably because she heard him talking about
go public afterward, perhaps thinking
turned out that throughout, he was the only one who had ever been with
Shawn, and Beck were all history.
her ex–husband, was her true
in her sleep. The friction of the clothes made her realize someone was next to her.
up to find his eyes
sat up and relaxed a bit when she saw they were
time to get up. I’ll drive you
to her last night and realized she hadn’t
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