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 of blood

those words, but he wasn’t sure

that Maja was safe, Neil couldn’t hold on any

“Dad!”

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

with confusion as he tightly gripped her

suffer.” he trembled.

face was still smeared with dust as she quickly turned to the bodyguards.

him to the hospital!”

over and helped

Neil’s hand was still tightly holding onto Maja’s,

in Maja’s eyes as she followed them

doctors rushed

hand was still held tightly by him,

was over, she quickly

“How is he?”

doctor removed his face

Mr. Pennyfeather probably only has three months

six months, it was now

lips tightly closed as

been put on a

he insisted. Now his condition has indeed

left, Maja saw the

a long time, looking at the dark night

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