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.”

finish her sentence, Neil coughed up a mouthful of blood

said those words, but he wasn’t sure

safe, Neil couldn’t hold on any

“Dad!”

eyes as

as he tightly

don’t suffer.”

with dust as

Get him to the

and helped Neil into

was still tightly holding onto Maja’s, not

as she followed them into the

the hospital, the doctors rushed Neil into

hand was still held tightly

the resuscitation was over, she quickly asked

“How is he?”

doctor removed his face

Mr. Pennyfeather probably only has three months left to

six months, it was now

was speechless, her lips tightly closed as she sat powerlessly by the side.

already been put

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; his illness will keep him in pain,

left, Maja saw the obvious marks on her

at the dark night outside and murmuring, Dad, don’t worry,

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