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

puzzled. Why did this tone seem off compared to the woman

she losing it? Or was she trying to get

the rest of the Raymond family before heading back

was looking at the messages from

an uneasy feeling that a storm

would eventually

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

had sent someone to fetch

yourself into this mess; you sort it out.”

and she could

lost his

let an outsider run amok like this!

too angry to

That damn bitch.

would have to

it? We just need to

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 well–known within Greenfield.

worried. Maja was relentless. Was

couldn’t help but call Carlene.

where did you get that

being sued. Was this a doubt that the painting she gifted

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

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