Chapter 1005

“Let me tell you something,” he began, his voice filled with mischief. Whenever I was out with these buddies of mine, lan would never answer my calls. He would just hang up on me. But recently, because of all the ruckus in the Raymond family, he decided to pick up the phone. But I can bet you, he won’t show up here. He’ll call in less than a minute.”

No sooner had he voiced this prediction than his phone began to ring. It was indeed lan calling.

Ryan didn’t pick up. Instead, he bumped his shoulder against Maja’s in a friendly nudge.

“See, he never calls me first. But now, he’s panicking.”

Ryan then hung up on lan right in front of Maja.

But in less than a few seconds, lan called again.

Just like Ryan had said, lan was indeed panicking.

Ryan kept hanging up, but this time, lan sent him a video call request.

Ryan nearly dropped his glass of whisky. He knew lan was desperate, but he didn’t expect him to be this desperate.

Ryan was a bit scared now, worried about what might happen when lan eventually showed up.

quickly turned to Maja.

I’m doing all this for you. To show you how much my cousin cares about you. If he didn’t like you, why would he go this far? I’ve heard he’s in

believe this. So, Ryan handed

don’t believe me, call Jeff. Ask him what my cousin

hopes might be too

Ryan dialed Jeff’s number for

but to take the phone and ask,

the man who was constantly on the phone near the floor–to–ceiling window and then at the executives waiting inside the conference room. He replied softly, “He’s at a meeting, but he’s currently on the

call lan first, and when he

indeed in a meeting.

Maja’s heart. She asked softly, “Is it an

This is the president’s first meeting with the new executives. It’s important. But I guess whatever call he’s on must

she looked at Ryan, whose phone was still being bombarded with video call requests from lan.

scared of how persistently lan was calling him.

that he didn’t dare to pick up

throwing his phone in the

long. Why haven’t you answered it yet?

off the

ended the conversation with Jeff. After hanging up, she felt a pat

for him in the booth. I’m going to hide in the bathroom for a while. When you guys leave, remember to send me

be that terrifying, can he?”

voice was sweeter when

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