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?”

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

tightened, “Who’s

it’s a lie? 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

turned cold, warning Tyler.

“Don’t trust Alma.”

trust Alma or not,

the call, lan rubbed his forehead.

and hadn’t had the time to adjust to the

me to

the rearview mirror and nodded

arrived at the top floor of Star Movie group and walked into Maja’s

but no one dared to

standing beside Maja. No one had warned Maja that lan was

worrying about the marks

meeting first thing in

the three–hour meeting, she felt

a double sofa. It didn’t have a bed,

in the

too lost in her thoughts, worrying about

was frustrated and felt ridiculously embarrassed.

and took off her

scent enveloped her, his arms

gave her a sense of

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