Chapter 423

The fire in the room had been put out, and Maja was curled up in a corner, her bonds untied and the gag removed from her mouth.

Just moments ago, a lick of flame threatened to engulf her, but she was yanked away just in time.

When the bag over her head was taken off, she saw the cleaner, who was supposed to be at the office.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, are you okay?”

The cleaner seemed genuinely concerned, her face full of worry.

Maja thought the woman seemed familiar, but before she could think further, Neil’s voice rang out, and the woman bolted away in terror.

Neil saw Maja huddled in the corner. She was unharmed, but her clothes were dirty and her hair was filled with dust.

The acrid smell of burnt wood filled the room.

Neil tasted blood in his mouth and quickly began barking orders to the people around him.

“Help her up.”

Two bodyguards were about to step forward, but Maja had already gotten up on her own.

She could tell that Neil was on his last legs.

“Dad.”

her sentence, Neil coughed up a mouthful of

fallen when lan said those words, but he wasn’t

couldn’t hold on any longer.

“Dad!”

through Maja’s eyes as she rushed to his side.

were filled with confusion as

don’t suffer.” he

smeared with dust as she quickly turned to the

Get him to

and helped Neil into

was still tightly holding onto Maja’s, not letting go.

up in Maja’s eyes as she followed them into

doctors rushed Neil

hand was still held tightly by

was over, she quickly asked the doctor.

“How is he?”

removed his

Pennyfeather probably only has three months left

six months, it was now down to

as she sat

had already been put on

was tidying up the medicine in the room and added, “We advised Mr. Pennyfeather not to leave the hospital before, but he insisted. Now his condition has indeed worsened. He needs to watch his mood;

the obvious marks on

looking at the dark night outside

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