Chapter 68

She had constantly tried to convince herself that Neil wasn’t showing favoritism and that he had been supportive of her since her mother’s passing.

However, the kindness he extended to her paled in comparison to the adoration he showered on Cristina’s kids.

The fact that she was still burdened with the stress of buying a house while Neil readily gifted Glenn Pennyfeather a multimillion-dollar mansion seemed absurd to Maja. Soon enough, Neil

and Cristina noticed her presence.

Cristina furrowed her eyebrows. “What are you doing here?”

Neil also turned to Maja, noticing a real estate agent in the same uniform standing beside her, feeling a twinge of embarrassment.

‘Maja, are you looking for a house?”

Disappointment surged within Maja, but her face remained impassive, “Yes, my apartment was burgled, so I’m looking for a safer place.”

Neil hesitated for a moment, guilt gnawing at him as he recalled Maja living on her own all these years.

“Well…”

His words were abruptly interrupted by Cristina.

Holden got you a wedding house worth tens of millions. If you truly have nowhere to go, why don’t you just move there? It would bring you closer to

“Ms. Perkins.”

shot Cristina a cold,

playing the victim in front of my father, it’s none of your business. He can gift a mansion worth millions to someone else’s son. Are you going to

by

Maja was being a bit harsh.

take it to heart. Which one do

use the money to compensate

head, “No need, you and Ms. Perkins carry on.

didn’t fancy living in the same neighborhood

aback with a helpless expression on his face. Cristina,

your problem? You never considered us family anyway. If it wasn’t for you, Tricia wouldn’t still be

enough. We’re all adults here. Let’s not make this anymore awkward. I moved out because I didn’t want to live under the same roof as him. Now that he’s moving in here, I’ve decided to look elsewhere.

going to give you

beautiful eyes were cold and

left everyone in shock, shattering the fragile peace they had maintained over the

hand

if you laid a hand on me again,

sank in, Neil shouted angrily, “Maja!!”

knew she couldn’t retaliate, but from the moment he raised his

was etched all over his face as he looked at

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