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.

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Crystalbrook Valley, it was

cars to stop. The cars flipped over

he slammed on the steering wheel.

where your mother grew

didn’t dare resist.

her uncle lived there. That was

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

man was visibly

“Ah, it’s you!”

knocked on the door of Daly Elston’s house. The old man

Elston has

man seemed scared as he told the story, glancing

The police have been by several times. Everyone thinks Leo killed his parents, drove

No way!

to believe

Leo was a coward. He

the man behind her just kicked

old man scurried back into his house.

since she’d cut ties with her uncle’s

thought Daly and

had been when the crime happened,

had obviously been searched, and someone had been looking for

stale smell of the room making her feel sick.

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