Chapter 29 Maxine walked past Sebastian without looking back , and thus didn't see the restrained , almost helpless look in Sebastian's eyes as he watched her leave Once in the car , her phone rang . It was Cleo . " Are you okay ? I just saw your text . Where are you ? I'll come for you . " Maxine sighed , replying , " I'm fine . But Cleo , if you call me up like this under some critical situation , I'd be screwed ." Cleo sounded a bit slurred ; she had clearly been drinking . " Sorry , sorry , I'm out with my boss right now ! If you've got nothing to do , can you pick me up ? " Maxine's feelings right now were rather complicated ; she was almost tempted to laugh in anger at Cleo's demands . She was about to refuse , but then she checked her phone - it was almost midnight . " Where are you ? Send me the address , " she asked , helpless . Cleo instantly sent an address for a bar downtown called Horizon Oasis , quite famous . " Hurry up . If you delay any longer , I'm really going to get drowned in drinks . " Maxine rarely went to such places - too noisy and chaotic - but somehow she wanted to have a drink tonight . Twenty minutes later , she arrived at the bar . The place wasn't flashy , but as she got closer , she could hear muffled music , with a smell that was hard to describe - a mix of alcohol and the sweet , cloying scent of makeup . Instantly , Maxine lost interest in drinking . At the door , the security asked for ID info , which surprised her a bit . ' It doesn't look like I'm a minor . Why did they need this ? ' After showing her passport to the security , who then registered it , Maxine couldn't help but ask out of curiosity , " Is it standard practice here to register identity information for entry ? " The guard gave her a quick glance . " First time here ? " Maxine nodded . " Usually we don't register , but there's a big client inside today with a sensitive identity . So everyone entering today needs to be registered . " With that , the guard returned her passport and added, " You can go in now . " Nodding , Maxine started walking in while calling Cleo . But when no one picked up , she had to stop and send a message instead . She was lowering her head , and out of the corner of her eye , she noticed someone approaching from ahead . Instinctively , she moved to the side . It was a group , three or four men and women laughing and jostling as they passed by . As they walked past , Maxine caught a strong whiff of alcohol and couldn't help but furrow her brows slightly . " Hey ! Who's this beauty ? Never seen her here before ? " A voice came , and Maxine looked up automatically . Those men and women who had just walked past stopped in their tracks , looking at her with half - smiles . In the center of the group stood the man who had spoken earlier . Initially not paying much attention , Maxine was about to leave when she recognized the man's face - her blood ran cold instantly , and she felt icy all over . 1/2 09:09 Wed , 18 Jun » ) ► Chapter 29 " Hey , you , Mr. Jenson is asking you ! What's your name ? " The young girl next to the man smirked as she spoke , her heaply made up eyes eselli arrogance , and there seemed to be a hint of disdain towards Maxine . But Maxine didn't care about any of that , she stared fixedly at the man in the middle . The man was quite handsome , but there was an indefinable air of sleaziness and frivolity in his manner and speech that made Maxine extremely uncomfortable . But Maxine couldn't look away - she had seen this face countless times in the case files , but the man opposite her clearly didn't recognize her The reason was simple ; when Ivanna's case first broke out , even Ivanna herself couldn't see the defendant , let alone her defense lawyer . " Huh ? Can't you hear me ? " The young girl got annoyed and shouted , " Do you know who this is ? " The sultry lights inside the bar illuminated Maxine's cold and indifferent face , stunning those in front of her slightly . She replied calmly , " I know . Vice General Manager of the Jenson Construction Group , Gabriel Jenson . I've heard so much about you . "