Chapter 1158

Dazed by his kisses, Maja couldn’t even muster a word.

lan had enveloped her twice in the hot tub, then lifted her up and pressed her against the wall of the changing room. It was as if he was savoring a feast he knew he wouldn’t have access to for a while.

Maja eventually fell asleep from exhaustion, only to awaken the following evening.

Her body felt limp and drained, and upon seeing the familiar ceiling, she recognized that she was in the Greenfield Gardens.

Images from the night before flashed intermittently in her mind. First it was surprise, then anger that made her chest tremble.

Just as she was about to get out of bed, the door opened, and in walked fan, carrying a bowl of oatmeal.

“Maja, you’re awake.”

Maja took a deep breath, her expression turning cold,

“Explain”

Setting the oatmeal aside, he stirred it with a spoon, blew on it gently, and brought it to her lips.

“First, eat

Maja turned her head away. She was too angry to speak, let alone eat.

lan put down the spoon and sighed softly, pulling out the recording from last night.

“This isn’t right”

“What’s not right about it?”

“You’ll blame me when you sober up.”

won’t. I initiated it.”

eyelashes and continued stirring the oatmeal, silent, yet his message was

recording. Maja felt a

who had

too much last night, but she was distracted by his mention of the Sanders family

rest, only the overwhelming sense of

night, but it had been a long night.

silent, still stirring

felt guilty for blaming him, her conscience stinging. She wanted to comfort him, but remembering their complicated relationship, she closed

down, he slowly rose. “I’ll have Jeff take you

at his

lot of work

moved his bandaged hand

noticed his palm was wrapped, and several blisters were visible on his fingertips. Frowning, she wondered

he bumped into Jeff. Jeff’s voice

soup you ve been simmering is ready. Should I take it up to Ms. Pennyfeather?”

he had burned his hand making soup.

respond to force, but gentleness left her somewhat at a

voice rang out just

I

was emotionally

said anything hurtful, he would not hesitate to say something even more hurtful in his anger

she thought he had set a trap last night, forcing her, but it

lan’s face and his long, slender hands. She often wanted to sketch

done something she wasn’t aware

he was misunderstood. He just played

clenched for a moment. She wanted

slowly rose, and dressed in the clothes

LATT

sore from his endurance in bed.

her way to the

knew what he wanted to do last night. It was a stormy night. He took

Man.”

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