Chapter 455 She Wants to Return to Maple Valley
The next day, Maya returned to Maple Valley. She told Donovan that she had come to Pearl Peak City to see Jeffery's girlfriend, but there was no girlfriend at all; Jeffery had lied to her.
In fact, Maya felt very bitter inside, but she couldn't say it.
Pertaining this matter, she and Donovan had a tacit understanding.
That night, Jeffery came to Donovan's place and left a stack of things at Donovan's door.
It was Charles who discovered it when he went out, and he handed it to Donovan.
"What is it?" Donovan asked Charles.
"Paintings. The person in the paintings is..." Charles handed the paintings to Donovan.
Donovan saw the complete portrait called "Chloe," and paints of her hair and her flying skirt, glowing like flames under the fiery sunset.
The paintings were very beautiful and moving.
Donovan knew that the painter needed to have deep feelings to paint them so well.
Even Charles thought the paintings were very beautiful.
"It is such a pity," Charles sincerely lamented.
"Why?" Donovan's deep, unfathomable eyes stared at Charles.
The Chloe in the paintings was very moving, showing how much effort Jeffery had put into them.
"His first love ended prematurely just like that," Charles said with a tinge of pity in his voice.
"What if it didn't end prematurely?" Donovan replied. "By the way, what are you doing during Whimsy Day?"
Charles's uneasy eyes stared at Donovan. "What are you up to now?"
"I'm not up to anything. If you have no plans, go back to Maple Valley. I'll stay here, and if the Stellar Corp needs anything, I'll be on standby," Donovan said.
"You mean it?" Charles was almost in disbelief.
"Of course, if you want to leave, you can go now," Donovan said.
"I'll leave tomorrow. I've been taking care of Francis and cooking for you every day; I've practically become a nanny," Charles said and then returned to his room.
Now, there was only a week left until Whimsy Day. When Chloe was in class, she noticed that Jeffery wasn't present.
His exclusive seat in the third row was empty, and the classmates seemed to lack energy.
Chloe felt very guilty. After class, she sent Jeffery a WhatsApp message: [Why didn't you come to class?]
Jeffery: [I'm sick. Thank you, Ms. Baker, for your concern.]
The formal address, "Ms. Baker," created a noticeable distance between Chloe and him.
Chloe realized that despite her effective intervention through Maya, she had overstepped, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for Jeffery.
She stood in the corner composing another WhatsApp message when she overheard a few girls talking.
"Jeffery didn't come because of a breakup. I heard they met the parents."
"Of course it didn't work out. He fell in love with his teacher, who is five years older than him. We can accept it, but it's hard for his parents to accept it."
The girls’ gossip reminded Chloe of her time at New East Group.
With so many reminders from her past resurfacing, Chloe decided it was time to return to Maple Valley and visit Sofia.
That night, she used her old phone to send Sofia a WhatsApp message: [Sofia, how are you? It's Chloe.]
It took a long time for a reply to come: [Are you a scammer?]
Chloe chuckled and sent Sofia a photo of herself.
In the photo, she still had the same youthful and beautiful look as before, but with a very confident and scholarly temperament.
Sofia: [When are you coming back to Maple Valley? When will you come to see me? Where will you stay in Maple Valley?]
Sofia had many questions.
Chloe hadn't thought about these questions yet.
Chloe: [Can I stay at your place? Is it convenient?]
Sofia: [Sure. Logan and I got married and have a child now.]
Chloe: [Really? How old is the child? I must be the godmother.]
Sofia: [Sure.]
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