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?”

anger flared as he read her response.

did this tone seem off compared to the woman he remembered?

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

of the Raymond family before heading back to Greenfield.

looking at the messages from

had an uneasy feeling that a storm

lan got involved, he would eventually

it was Edith’s mistake to pick a fight with the Pennyfeather family.

side, she had sent someone to fetch Holden, but the old man only spoke

yourself into this mess; you sort it

so angry, and

must have lost

an outsider run amok like

the sofa, too angry

That damn bitch.

anxious. If Maja didn’t drop the lawsuit, Edith would have to appear in court. That would be

isn’t it? We just need to

“Yes, yes! We’ll take the painting out of our house and have a professional appraiser look at it! If she wants trouble, I’ll make

was a

and Fitch had heard about it. The appraiser Edith had hired

was still worried. Maja was relentless. Was there

couldn’t help but call Carlene.

did you get that painting?”

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

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

a

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