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.”

sentence, Neil coughed up a mouthful

words, but he wasn’t sure if Maja was

Maja was safe, Neil couldn’t hold on any longer. I

“Dad!”

as she rushed to his

were filled with confusion as he tightly gripped her hand.

suffer.”

as she quickly turned to the

him to

came over and helped Neil into the car.

was still tightly holding

welled up in Maja’s eyes as she

rushed Neil

was still held tightly by him, leaving

was over, she quickly

“How is he?”

doctor removed his face mask.

has three months left

six months, it was now down to

her lips tightly closed as she sat

already been put on a ventilator.

hospital before, but he insisted. Now his condition has indeed worsened. He

left, Maja saw the obvious marks on her hand.

dark night outside and murmuring, Dad, don’t

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