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

reached Crystalbrook

and forced several cars to stop. The cars flipped over

darkened, and he slammed on

Pennyfeather, take me to where your mother grew up.”

dare

young, and now her uncle lived

knock on the door, she realized the yard was incredibly quiet. Usually, there

old man was visibly excited.

“Ah, it’s you!”

of Daly Elston’s house. The old man

was murdered, a month before Christmas. Leo Elston has disappeared.

man seemed scared as he told the story, glancing around

several times. Everyone thinks Leo killed his parents, drove his wife mad,

No way!

to

all, Leo was a coward. He couldn’t

the man behind her just

man scurried back

she’d cut ties with her uncle’s family,

thought Daly and Susan

was still as it had been when the

and

sat numbly on the couch, the stale smell of the room making

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