Chapter 728

She saw the scenery whizzing by backwards through the window and realized they were headed to Crystalbrook Valley.

Surprised, she heard the man ask, “Ms. Pennyfeather, I hope you can take me to where your mother used to live.”

Glancing at the man’s hands gripping the steering wheel, they looked like they’d seen their fair share of fights. He was probably pretty skilled. But there was a small tattoo on his arm.

Her mother, Lillian, used to live in Crystalbrook Valley. Were these people after Lillian?

But Lillian had been dead for years.

The tattoo looked familiar. Suddenly, she remembered Lillian seemed to have a similar mark on her foot.

But it was in such a hidden place, and she had only caught a glimpse of it when she was very young and wasn’t even sure if it was real.

After all, Crystalbrook Valley was dirt–poor back then. Their family could barely scrape by, let alone afford tattoos.

She kept her mouth shut, but she could see in the rearview mirror a car was hot on their tail.

It was lan’s car.

“My mother’s dead,” she finally said.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, as long as you cooperate, I won’t hurt you.”.

Maja went silent.

2

they reached Crystalbrook

several cars to stop. The cars flipped over immediately, blocking

he slammed

where

dare

maternal grandparents had died young, and now her uncle

the yard was incredibly quiet. Usually, there would be kids playing in the

man

“Ah, it’s you!”

Elston’s house. The old man

has disappeared. Everyone thinks he did

as he told the story, glancing

Everyone thinks Leo killed his parents, drove his wife mad,

No way!

to believe it.

was a coward. He couldn’t

behind her just kicked open the

man scurried back into his house.

Ever since she’d cut ties with her uncle’s family, she hadn’t contacted

thought Daly and Susan

the house was still as it had been when the crime happened,

and someone had been

numbly on the couch, the stale smell

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