Chapter 1017

He didn’t request anyone to pick him up, nor did he accompany Fitch. Instead, he made a call to Maja.

“I’m at the airport. Can you come and pick me up?”

His question seemed polite, but his tone was subtly urging her to hurry.

However, Maja wasn’t the one who answered. She was in a meeting and had left her phone with Zoey.

Zoey, irritated by his presumptuous tone, coolly replied,

“Mr. Raymond, Ms. Pennyfeather is in a meeting, and it will go on until noon.”

lan’s brow furrowed in disappointment, but he didn’t say anything further.

He asked Jeff to pick him up instead, but halfway through, Tyler called him to discuss a rumor circulating in their circle.

“What rumor?”

“It’s about Maja. They say she’s been seeing her first love.”

lan’s body stiffened, his eyes darkening, “Who said that?”

you were abroad these past couple of days, Maja has been staying in–a hotel, not returning to Rosewood Manor or the office. Rumor has it that she’s meeting her first love.”

his phone tightened, “Who’s

Alma provided the hotel records, and I called the hotel myself. She was indeed there for two days. Everyone knows her company is really busy right now, dealing with Funfly Darcy. How would she have the time to just hang out at a

tone turned cold,

“Don’t trust Alma.”

whether you trust Alma or not, why not

lan rubbed his

had the time to

drive me to Maja’s office.”

through the rearview

arrived at the top floor of Star Movie group and walked

amongst themselves, but no one dared to make

Maja. No one had warned Maja that lan

all night worrying about the marks

a meeting first

the three–hour meeting, she felt

office with a double sofa. It didn’t have a bed, but

a man sitting in the corner when

lost in her thoughts, worrying about

was frustrated and

on the sofa and took off her work jacket,

enveloped her, his arms holding her

gave her a sense of security.

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