Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

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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reached Crystalbrook Valley, it was almost.dawn.

to stop. The cars flipped over immediately, blocking lan’s path.

darkened, and he slammed on the steering

take me to where your mother

didn’t dare resist.

young, and now her uncle lived there. That

to Pinecrest Grove and was about to knock on the door, she realized the yard was incredibly quiet. Usually, there would

man was visibly

“Ah, it’s you!”

Elston’s house. The old man shuffled over, his

before Christmas. Leo Elston has disappeared. Everyone thinks he did it. Olivia has lost her mind.”

scared as he told

been a murder here. The police have been by several times. Everyone thinks Leo killed his parents, drove his wife mad,

No way!

to believe it.

coward. He couldn’t possibly be a

man behind her just kicked open the sealed

man scurried back into his house.

cut ties with her uncle’s family, she hadn’t contacted them.

and Susan Elston would

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

and someone had been looking for

smell of