Chapter 1250


    The moment Patric stepped into the office, all eyes on the top floor were drawn to the meeting room.


    It was a transparent meeting room, leaving its upants fully visible for all to see.


    This was a requirement of Patric''s. He insisted that the transaction take ce in this room, even going


    so far as to bring in twowyers.


    The top brass of the Raymond Corporation vaguely understood that from today onward, thepany


    seemed to be headed for a change of tides. They found it hard to focus on their work, their attention


    frequently drifting towards the meeting room.


    Ian sat in his chair, standing up almost instantly as he saw Maja being brought in.


    He had just wanted to stride over to Patric, to take Maja back into his arms, but he heard her voice.


    "Eric, I''m feeling a bit tired. Can I sleep in your arms?"


    Patric, unaware of what Maja was nning, inexplicably did not refuse.


    He held her in his arms, sitting across from Ian with a gentle smile that was uniquely Eric''s.


    "Ian, can we start signing the contract now?"


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    Ian didn''t respond, his eyes fixed firmly on Maja.


    Maja''s head was buried in Patric''s chest, not looking at Ian.


    Ian''s chest was heaving, but he still croaked, "Without seeing her face, how can I tell if she really is


    Maja?"


    Hearing his voice, tinged with exhaustion, Maja felt a heartache.


    "I need to see her face. Maybe you''ve just found a random woman to fool me. There''s no way Maja


    would sit in your arms in front of me."


    So, this woman must be a fake, possibly surgically altered to look like Maja.


    Patric found the whole situation amusing, whispering in Maja''s ear, "There''s no other way. Just close


    your eyes and sleep."


    Then he removed her hat and turned her face towards Ian.


    Maja''s eyes were closed, and her chin was held up, facing Ian.


    That face, Ian would recognize it even in ashes.


    This was Maja, with no sign of stic surgery, even her scent was something he could detect.


    It felt as if someone had grabbed his throat, leaving him momentarily speechless.


    He didn''t feel any pain, just a sense of paralysis.


    Patric leisurely turned Maja''s head back, cing her hat back on.


    "Maja is tired. I''ll let her sleep while we sign the contract."


    Then he gestured to thewyers.


    Ian just stared at Maja, as if trying to see through her.


    Thewyers respectfully ced the stock transfer document in front of him.


    Patric added at this moment: "Didn''t we agree that you''d sign the transfer document after seeing her?


    Go ahead."


    He wasn''t sure what Maja was nning, but he wasn''t going to miss any opportunity to knock Ian down


    a peg.


    First, let Ian lose all hope, all fighting spirit. Once he signed the paper and left the Raymond


    Corporation building, there were plenty of people waiting to deal with him outside.


    The room fell quiet. Maja''s hand, hidden in the shadows, slowly clenched into a fist, even her palm


    seemed stained with blood.


    It was at this moment she spoke.


    "Ian, I want to be with Eric from now on. I married you to save the Pennyfeather family. I never loved


    you. I''ve been waiting for Eric. You can''t evenpare to one of his fingers. When he was gone, I


    could y the loving wife with you, but now that he''s back, he''s always my first choice. I''m sorry, it took


    me a long time to gather the courage to tell you this. Also, when I was captured by Judith, it was him


    who saved me. I finally understand my feelings. My previous feelings for you were just illusions. I was


    angry at him for disappearing for so many years and not looking for me. That''s why I continued to be


    entangled with you after he appeared."


    Maja knew Ian''s character, so she knew what words could pierce his heart.


    He had always lived under Eric''s shadow, so let him know that the only one she liked was Eric. Eric


    was better than him, he was the best.


    After Maja finished speaking, she buried herself deeper into Patric''s arms.


    In Ian''s eyes, her actions showed that she waspletely dependent on, and attached to, Patric.


    "I don''t believe it."


    Maja thought he would leave in a huff, but he simply said these words calmly.


    The next second, he quickly approached, grabbing her sleeve.


    "I don''t believe it, Maja. I won''t misunderstand you anymore, really. You said I didn''t trust you enough,


    see, I''m learning. Now, the person I trust most is you. I know you don''t want to hurt me. Come with me,


    I''ll sign the transfer document, and we''ll go to North America together."