Chapter 484
A meeting that was supposed to last a few hours had been stretched out by another three.
All the top brass in the room could feel it; lan was in a foul mood. His face was an icy mask, which had everyone too scared to say anything unnecessary. lan himself didn’t know why, but a wave of restlessness had suddenly washed over him, leaving him feeling far from his usual cool self,
But he managed to keep a steady demeanor, staring at the PowerPoint presentation. It was quite a while before he finally broke the silence: “End the meeting. Send two people to negotiate with the other company.”
The executives in the room breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat off their foreheads..
lan stood up and strode out of the room, with Jeff following closely behind him.
lan had flown overseas and hadn’t even had time to adjust to the time difference before diving straight into the meeting, which had lasted until now.
But the overseas business was far from over. His eyes betrayed a hint of fatigue as he accepted the mobile phone Jeff handed him.
“Mr. Raymond, do you want to eat something?”
lan shook his head, rubbing his forehead.
“You go rest. When you wake up, prepare the materials needed for tomorrow. We’ll delay our return by a week.”
“Okay.”
After Jeff left, lan took a shower. When he came out, he was drying his hair with a towel while checking his phone.
The inexplicable restlessness still enveloped him. He frowned, put down his phone, and picked up a hairdryer.
But seeing the hairdryer, he couldn’t help but think of that night when Penny had dried his hair for him and how well–behaved she had been at work.
Suddenly, he stopped, put down the hairdryer, and flopped down onto the bed.
However, going to sleep with wet hair, coupled with a lack of sleep, made him wake up feeling light–headed.
Jeff delivered the materials needed for today’s meeting. Seeing lan’s pale face, he asked softly, “Mr. Raymond, are you feeling okay?”
lan shook his head. “Let’s go.”
The next few days would be very busy for him. One meeting after another, he had no time to think about what was happening back home.
Maja didn’t get up until noon. Maria had knocked on her door earlier, but after getting no answer, she decided not to disturb her.
When she opened her eyes, she saw the letter she was still clutching in her hand.
The letter was soaked with tears, the words blurred, and the paper crumpled.
She quickly unfolded the letter, smoothed it out, and carefully put it back.
After getting up, she slowly freshened up. Looking at her pale face in the mirror, she suddenly remembered the doctor’s words..
Her work won’t be affected.
There were no side effects.
Sure enough, she woke up just feeling a bit weak after a good sleep. She didn’t feel the pain of the miscarriage.
As she was brushing her teeth and looking in the mirror, tears started to flow again.
Her eyes were swollen, a clear sign of crying.
She couldn’t help but cough a few times, swallowing a mouthful of toothpaste foam in the process, which made her feel nauseous.
She rinsed her mouth and dry–heaved over the sink for a while before heading downstairs with red–rimmed eyes.
Maria was taken aback when she saw Maja’s eyes.
“Ms. Pennyfeather, what happened?”
Maja remembered the excuse she had prepared.
“I had a dream. I dreamed that my family had passed away.”
Maria sighed in relief and quickly brought out the soup she had prepared.
“You’ve been looking a bit under the weather recently, so I made some soup. I hope it will help boost your energy. You should go back to Rosewood Manor and rest; you’ve lost a lot of weight.”
Maja felt a lump in her throat but managed not to cry.
Thank you.
Maja slowly drank the soup, not really in the mood to go to the office today.
“Maria, is Coco locked up?”
“Yes, she’s still in that room. I took her out for a walk while Mr. Raymond was away.”
Maja nodded, finishing her soup before going to see Coco.
Coco was very well–behaved, always staying by her side.
As Maja stroked her head, she thought of how Coco was a gift from him because his family was allergic to dog hair.
Tears began to fall again, uncontrollably.
Coco whined a few times, rubbing her head against Maja’s hand.
When she got Coco, the dog was in a small box, very healthy, and kept barking at her.
But that man never showed up. She kept looking for his information but couldn’t find anything.
Coco was circling her anxiously.
Maja took a deep breath, hiding the sadness in her eye’s, and gently patted Coco’s head.
She felt ashamed of herself for once testing lan, thinking that he might have a bit of a crush on her; otherwise, he wouldn’t show such vulnerability in front of her.
Being a woman, it was easy to indulge in such fantasies, always thinking that she could be the special one.
When a man can’t help but show vulnerability, women often had a savior complex, not realizing that this was actually psychological manipulation by men as a way to control women.
So, the day she was with Samuel Brown, she had the idea of testing lan.
At the time, Samuel saw through her intentions and warned her not to fall for lan.
Maja sat quietly, a faint smile on her face.
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