Chapter 1018

Maja nestled next to him, her body still filled with tension.

Not until the gentle sound of his breathing reached her ears did she realize that lan had fallen asleep.

His arms were wrapped tightly around her, his chin resting on her shoulder, sleeping soundly.

Maja gazed out at the view from the window, the sunlight bathing the scenery outside, a pang of tenderness flooding her heart.

lan was a difficult man, his temper not the best, prone to irritation.

He was cold to strangers, but he had a way of melting her heart.

Especially when he let his guard down, it was heart–wrenching.

Maja fell silent, closing her eyes quietly.

She spent the previous night wide awake, worried about the marks on her body. Now, feeling his presence, she found comfort.

They lay intertwined on the couch, drifting off to sleep.

Zoey walked into the office at some point, noticing Maja’s absence. She figured she must be resting, especially since the door to the resting room was slightly ajar.

Zoey placed the documents she was holding on the desk, ready to open the door and call Maja.

hours past, they had to process the afternoon’s

a slight crack in the door, she noticed a man holding a woman tightly in

Maja seemed petite in

the words she was about to say, wisely closed the

afternoon, Zoey would tell them, “Mr. Pennyfeather is feeling unwell. Let’s discuss this tomorrow.” So Maja slept peacefully until eight at

when most of the top–floor employees had left.

lan was still asleep, his arms still

wishing he would hold her

now dark, the neon lights illuminating the

enough light from outside to see each other’s

him a few times and called his name, but lan pulled her back, starting to undress her in the dark.

sleep, it

she

the resting room before he carried her into the

raspy, “We

to reply before they

wasn’t until four in the morning that he finally dressed her, turning on the lights

her fingers trembling as

had been eager, leaving few marks, but he would

clothes, but her nervousness made

the last button, then noticed a teardrop

looked at her

wrong? Are you uncomfortable? Or did I

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