Chapter 218

The room was dead quiet. After lan had spoken, he heard Maja’s sincere reply, “Mr. Raymond, thank you.”

He highly regarded her, not knowing she was the wife he detested.

The engagement was unnecessary for both of them. They each had their own baggage, no blame to be laid on either side

The Pennyfeather family benefitted from the engagement. What right did she have if she still demanded lan respect her as his wife?

She couldn’t hog all the perks.

lan didn’t say a word, just quietly shut his eyes

Maja knew he wanted to rest, so she stopped talking.

Six in the morning.

lan heard Jeff’s voice

‘Ms. Penny, here’s your breakfast; thanks for keeping Mr. Raymond company all night.”

“No need for thanks, now that you’re here, I’ll leave.”

“All right, I’ll find a way to thank you properly some time.”

The door to the ward was gently closed, and lan opened his eyes only then.

Seeing him awake, Jeff heaved a sigh of relief and busied himself with preparing breakfast.

Raymond, do you want to

had no appetite. He’d been sick most of the night, and his face was tinged with a sickly pallor.

family matter sorted?”

today.

Holden even if the Pennyfeather family had

rarely left his house, Neil was less likely

wouldn’t bankrupt the Pennyfeather family, but it would

up with the toiletries Jeff had brought, he

want to go back to Rosewood Manor at all.

Maja was heading back to

Crystalbrook Valley today but was exhausted from spending the entire

some sleep, she received a call from Cristina

wasn’t her father who called, but Cristina, which meant Neil

all their partners are calling your dad. Your dad fainted; he’s resting upstairs. You better come back

she taken care of him?

this, Maja

ignore the

year left to live. Now he had fainted because of company matters; this might shorten

but there were no doctors. Cristina had only

arrive, Cristina rolled

bother talking to her and went straight upstairs. She saw that Neil was awake, but his eyes were sunken, and he was coughing incessantly.

condition, but it

knew Neil had liver cancer, but now they hadn’t called a doctor to the Pennyfeather family to check on him.

frowned, feeling

“Dad.”

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