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.

agreed to treat each other as

they were talking, a 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

the meal before leaving.” Maja figured there was no

of the sweet wine being served and couldn’t help

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.

drink too much

glasses, at least he could get to see her tipsy. The thought of all these things made Samuel furious. If lan truly didn’t have feelings for Maja, why didn’t

him, Samuel couldn’t find the appetite

of the fireworks display called him, asking when to start the show, as

“Cancel the fireworks!”

help but keep his eyes on Maja, who was holding her wine glass, looking out

here, one could indeed see the bustling scene of Greenfield, and the

booth all year around, making it more difficult for people to book other booths..

started flooding Maja’s mind,

so he told the person in charge of the fireworks, “Start

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the sky was lit up by the fireworks. Although Maja thought Samuel’s way of pursuing girls was cliche,

probably no woman could resist

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