Chapter 103

lan’s dad hadn’t got a clue about the dirty deeds Daniel had done behind closed doors. If he ever found out, he’d probably give the Brown family a run for their money. And let’s not forget that Daniel had laid hands on Maja.

Samuel could feel the sweat trickling down his forehead. Maja didn’t say it out loud, but he knew it was a threat. If he continued to stand in her way and hinder her from completing lan’s task, she’d spill the beans about Daniel’s attempted assault to lan’s father.

If this happened, the Brown family would be in deep water.

Samuel hadn’t expected Maja to pull such a card, “I’ve underestimated you, Penny.”

He thought she was just a self–respecting woman, but it turned out she wore more hats than that.

He knew about lan’s marriage three years ago, but he’d never met the famed Mrs. Big Shot Little did he know that she was sitting right in front of him, and he and his father had already ticked her off.

Samuel was feeling choked up. His carefully planned pursuit had turned into a hot mess

“You’ve got Holden backing you up, so I wouldn’t dare to mess with you. But your husband is just next door, and here you are, chit–chatting with me. You’ve got some nerve.” Maja finally took a sip from her wine glass, her lips pursed.

lan is just Mr. Raymond. We’ve agreed to treat each other as

waiter respectfully knocked on the door and brought in their food. Samuel had ordered a couple’s set meal for tonight, along with a nice gift box. He had planned to make Maja give in tonight, but now he had to let

to enjoy such delicacies are few and far between, so why don’t we finish the meal before leaving.” Maja figured there was no

the sweet wine being served and

took a few more glances at her. Ian must be out of his mind to be indifferent towards a wife like her and let her dine with another man. Samuel was actually starting to fall for Maja, especially now that she

too much of this

his mouth. It wouldn’t hurt for her to have a few more glasses, at least he could get to see her tipsy. The thought

a table full of delicious food in front of him, Samuel couldn’t find the appetite to eat. Instead, he

called him, asking when to start the

“Cancel the fireworks!”

couldn’t help but keep his eyes on Maja, who was holding

indeed see the bustling scene of Greenfield, and

even occupy a private booth all year around, making it more difficult for people to book

started flooding Maja’s mind, making her

upset, so he

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half of the sky was lit up by the fireworks. Although Maja thought Samuel’s

probably no woman could resist that.

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