Chapter 185


    Maja shot up and headed for the door, but as she did, she heard footstepsing from the staircase.


    It wasn’t just one person.


    Then, a man’s voice echoed.


    “Someone have a dog here?“!


    It wasn’s voice.


    Maja quickly withdrew and closed her door.


    Maria was about to deny it, but then she heard a dog barking. What was going on?


    Maria didn’t dare to respond, she immediately headed downstairs as soon as he entered the room.


    At the same time, Maja came out too, she grabbed Maria..


    “Maria, did you forget to lock up Coco?”


    Maria rubbed her head, her face full of guilt.


    “I guess I forgot to lock the door, Coco is too smart now, he can open the door by himself if it’s not


    bolted.”


    Maria quickly headed downstairs, “Maja, don’t worry, I will lock him up right away.”


    Maja’s heart raced, she shot a nce at the closed door at the end of the hall and reminded, “Then


    hurry up, don’t let Mr. Raymond discover it.”


    -Maria nodded, and immediately headed for the garden.


    For thest couple of days, Coco has been living in Maja’s new house. Even though the house was


    spacious, Coco still preferred the garden.


    So, as soon as he came back, he opened the door by himself. At the moment, he was joyfully digging


    in the garden.


    Maria was worried that Coco would be found by Mr. Raymond, she didn’t dare to scold him, but quickly


    walked over to him and led him away.


    barking. It must be a pet of


    the staff here.


    He didn’t give it much thought, instead, he turned around and resumed his meeting.


    Just as he turned his back, Coco was led past the window by Maria.


    “Mr. Raymond, we havepleted the nning for Crystalbrook Valley. The previous leaders have


    added new benefits. We originally wanted to turn it into a tourist attraction, but now the nning


    department has added a few more things to the original project. I’ve sent the additional content to your


    email.”


    Crystalbrook Valley has beautiful scenery and hasn’t beenmercialized yet, which means it has


    great potential for development. The local government is also very supportive. The feedback he


    received from hisst visit was very positive.


    The nning department has added a lot of new policies; they can develop orchards there.


    Even though Crystalbrook Valley is far from the city, the annual transportation cost for the few orchards


    there is a big issue.


    In the emailn received, there were sincere suggestions from a few leaders he had dinner with


    previously, hoping that he would go to Crystalbrook Valley again.


    If he goes again, that means all the development ns for Crystalbrook Valley will be finalized.


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    Thèse leaders are all big shots.n never ignored their advice, especially when they were genuinely


    considering the people’s


    welfare.


    The additional content from the nning department was good, but it still depended on the local yield.


    If the yield is high, they can set up a production line; if it’s low, they can offer tourists the experience of


    visiting the orchard while developing the tourism industry, which could also attract tourists.


    Therefore, he must go to Crystalbrook Valley this time.


    He called Jeff, asked him to add this trip to his schedule, and then ended the meeting.


    It was already 10 pm.


    When he came out, he casually picked up a file, nning to continue reading before going to bed.


    But his eyes fell on an item on the bedside table.


    His face darkened as he picked it up and read the words on it. He let out a coldugh.


    Philter.


    Did his grandfather have this ced here? He might as well force him to consummate his marriage


    with Maja.


    His eyebrows furrowed slightly, and then he tossed the item into the trash bin, further strengthening his


    resolve that he would not touch that woman during the contract period.