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 I 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, buting from this man, it sent a chill down her spine.


    Patric continued.


    "We ate at a food truck together in Crystalbrook Valley, enjoyed jambya, and whenever you were


    sketching, I quietly kept youpany, asionally 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 Ian 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 seeded.


    Patric sat back in his chair, an indescribable look of rxation 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 Ian for a good read."


    Maja was silent for a full minute.


    Patric waited patiently. He knew she wouldpromise.


    Sure enough, three minutester, Maja lowered her eyes.


    "I''ll send you the restaurant''s address."


    "Great, Maja. See you soon."


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    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 Ian, she would


    feel even more embarrassed.


    Maja went downstairs and sent him the address of the restaurant.


    It was a secluded ce, 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 maniption in his eyes, she felt a surge of anger.


    However, she knew the more she showed her concern, the more triumphant this man would feel.