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.
bedroom, ears perked up and listened for a
Silence reigned inside.
and two together. Maybe the couple had
now, it
a
and lan could sleep like logs
up, he instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes from the sunlight
numbed by Maja’s
nestled in his arms, sleeping peacefully. Her eyelashes fluttered close, and she looked incredibly
the ceiling, recalling how he’d fallen asleep while changing clothes the previous night due to exhaustion
morning filled his heart with
her,
night she spent with him was her first time, he
probably because she heard him talking about
afterward, perhaps thinking that he was into Carlene.
turned out that throughout, he was the only one who had ever
and Beck were
was her true
turned over in her sleep. The friction of the clothes made her realize someone was
to find his eyes filled
a bit
up. I’ll
to her last night and realized
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