Chapter 457

“Grandpa, I’ve got some stuff to deal with in Crystalbrook Valley.”

The old man’s gaze sharpened instantly.

“What’s got you running off to that place so often? Let me guess, you’ve picked up some new chicks there, haven’t you?”

lan felt a knot in his stomach, worried that the old man might sniff out something. If he found out about Penny, she might be forced to leave.

The old man was even more ruthless than he was.

“I’ll be back in the afternoon.”

His tone was nonchalant. After hanging up, he felt the familiar wave of exhaustion.

He sent Maja a text.

“What the hell are you up to?”

Maja’s lips twitched as she saw the message on her phone.

“I’m just protecting my rights.”

lan found this amusing. What rights?

What rights did she even have?

“Drop the lawsuit.”

“Why should I?”

flared as he read

puzzled. Why did this tone seem off

losing it? Or was she trying to get his attention in a new

the rest of the Raymond family before heading back to

looking at the messages from

an uneasy feeling that

would eventually find

to pick

Edith’s side, she had sent someone to fetch Holden, but the old man only spoke dismissively.

this mess; you

and she could barely

have lost his

an outsider run amok like

the sofa, too angry to stand, her scalp

That damn bitch.

was also anxious. If Maja didn’t drop the lawsuit, Edith would have to appear in

painting is fake, isn’t it? We just need to prove

house and have a professional appraiser look at it! If

thing was

about it. The appraiser Edith had hired was

Edith was still worried. Maja was relentless. Was there really something wrong with the painting?

couldn’t help but call

you get that painting?”

stupid. She had heard about Grandma Edith being sued. Was this a doubt that the painting she

where one of Herbert’s paintings was sold. I asked around for a long time before finding out it was bought by a collector. I spent 60

a

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