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Chapter 1195
Meanwhile, Eric called Maja, but she didn’t answer. Instead, she blocked him outright.
Undeterred, he switched to several new numbers and kept calling.
Unable to bear the annoyance, Maja finally picked up. A gentle voice came from the other end.
“Maja, fancy grabbing some lunch together?”
“You don’t need to pretend to be like him. I know you are not.”
His silence followed her words. Then, Patric chuckled.
“If I’m not him, then who could be? Remember when you were all teary, wasn’t it me who handed you a tissue?”
That was Maja’s first encounter with Eric. She had just moved from Greenfield to Crystalbrook Valley. Because she
missed Lillian so much that she cried quietly to herself.
It should have been a warm memory, but coming from this man, it sent a chill down her spine.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtPatric continued.
“We ate at a food truck together in Crystalbrook Valley, enjoyed jambalaya, and whenever you were sketching, I
quietly kept you company, occasionally chatting. You said you liked my voice, Maja. Don’t you like it anymore?
Maja felt nothing but disgust, and goosebumps spread across her skin.
She took a deep breath, trying to stay calm, but Patric continued.
“You were even passionate that night. I left marks on you, like red clouds.”
“Shut up!”
Maja sat up from her office chair. She had been trying to forget what happened with Eric that night because it was
too embarrassing.
Patric chuckled lightly on the other end, casually twirling his finger.
“It seems that you do care. What if I often remind lan about that night? Would he feel distressed? He’s a guy who’s
been neglected by his family since childhood, finally found someone he has a crush on, but she had slept with his
brother. It’s heartbreaking, isn’t it?”
Maja’s chest heaved. She knew Patric was doing this on purpose, and he had succeeded.
Patric sat back in his chair, an indescribable look of relaxation on his face.
“My poor brother. He used to give gifts to our family, but never received a smile. On his birthday, he would sit
quietly in a corner. After all, my birthday is close to his, everyone would give me gifts, but he got nothing. He would
pretend to be calm and say he didn’t want anything. I kind of feel sorry for him.”, Maja’s lips were pressed tight, her
tone icy. “What exactly do you want?”
“Come out and have a dinner with me, or I’ll put the details of our night together into a document and send it to lan
for a good read.”
Maja was silent for a full minute.
Patric waited patiently. He knew she would compromise.
Sure enough, three minutes later, Maja lowered her eyes.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“I’ll send you the restaurant’s address.”
“Great, Maja. See you soon.”
After hanging up, Maja sat quietly in her chair.
She thought of the look in Eric’s eyes when he fell from the car that night. That was the real him.
This man was not.
She rubbed between her eyebrows. If she didn’t meet him and he made nonsense to lan, she would feel even more
embarrassed. Maja went downstairs and sent him the address of the restaurant.
It was a secluded place, usually devoid of people.
By the time she arrived, Patric was already there.
He leisurely poured her a cup of coffee.
*Maja, you’re pretty efficient”
Maja sat down, seeing the mockery and manipulation in his eyes, she felt a surge of anger.
However, she knew the more she showed her concern, the more triumphant this man
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