Chapter 1005


    Then he turned to Maja with a yful grin on his face.


    "Let me tell you something," he began, his voice filled with mischief. "Whenever I was out with these


    buddies of mine, Ian would never answer my calls. He would just hang up on me. But recently, because


    of all the ruckus in the Raymond family, he decided to pick up the phone. But I can bet you, he won''t


    show up here. He''ll call in less than a minute."


    No sooner had he voiced this prediction than his phone began to ring. It was indeed Ian calling.


    Ryan didn’t pick up. Instead, he bumped his shoulder against Maja''s in a friendly nudge.


    "See, he never calls me first. But now, he’s panicking."


    Ryan then hung up on Ian right in front of Maja.


    But in less than a few seconds, Ian called again.


    Just like Ryan had said, Ian was indeed panicking.


    Ryan kept hanging up, but this time, Ian sent him a video call request.


    Ryan nearly dropped his ss of whisky. He knew Ian was desperate, but he didn’t expect him to be


    this desperate.


    Ryan was a bit scared now, worried about what might happen when Ian eventually showed up.


    He quickly turned to Maja.


    "If my cousin decides to mess with me, you''ve got to help me out, Maja. I’m doing all this for you. To


    show you how much my cousin cares about you. If he didn’t like you, why would he go this far? I’ve


    heard he’s in a meeting right now. I guess he must have put it on hold."


    Maja didn’t believe this. So, Ryan handed her his phone.


    "If you don’t believe me, call Jeff. Ask him what my cousin is up to."


    Maja didn’t make the call, afraid that her hopes might be too high, leading to disappointmentter. That


    would be embarrassing.


    But Ryan dialed Jeff’s number for her.


    Maja, forced into this situation, had no choice but to take the phone and ask, "Jeff, what''s Ian up to?"


    Jeff nced at the man who was constantly on the phone near the floor-to-ceiling window and then at


    the executives waiting inside the conference room. He replied softly, "He''s at a meeting, but he''s


    currently on the phone. That''s why he didn’t pick up your call."


    Jeff didn’t know what was happening and assumed Maja had tried to call Ian first, and when he didn’t


    pick up, she decided to call him.


    So Ian was indeed in a meeting.


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    A wave of joy surged in Maja’s heart. She asked softly, "Is it an important meeting?"


    "A third of the Raymond Corporation’s executives have left, and a lot of new people have been


    promoted. This is the president’s first meeting with the new executives. It''s important. But I guess


    whatever call he’s on must be more important. Probably negotiating a deal?"


    Maja''s lips curled up into a smile as she looked at Ryan, whose phone was still being bombarded with


    video call requests from Ian.


    Ryan was sweating profusely now, scared of how persistently Ian was calling him.


    He was so frightened that he didn’t dare to pick up the phone.


    In fact, he was considering throwing his phone in the trash and running away.


    One of his friends reminded him, "Your phone has been ringing for so long. Why haven''t you answered


    it yet? It''s going to run out of battery soon."


    Frustrated, Ryan turned off the phone.


    Maja ended the conversation with Jeff. After hanging up, she felt a pat on her shoulder from Ryan.


    "My cousin will be here soon. Wait for him in the booth. I''m going to hide in the bathroom for a while.


    When you guys leave, remember to send me a message."


    "Ian can''t be that terrifying, can he?"


    Maja’s voice was sweeter when she asked this.


    "Heh, not to you. Anyway, I need to hide now."


    Ryan quickly disappeared.


    True to his words, Ian arrived at the booth fifteen minutester. The moment he walked in, he spotted


    Maja and strode towards her.


    His appearance frightened the young men who were still rolling dice in the booth. Everyone knew of


    Ian’s reputed temper.


    Ian pulled Maja up and marched her out of the booth, his voice icy.


    "Come with me."


    Maja didn''t resist. Once they were in the corridor, she asked, "Weren''t you in a meeting?"


    "Hmm."


    He led her down the dimly lit, alcohol-scented corridor filled with the scent of expensive perfume.


    Just as Ian was about to turn a corner, he felt Maja leaning against him.


    He stiffened, thinking that the dizzying environment was causing him to hallucinate.