Chapter 787

He picked up his phone, thought for a moment, and decided to call Holden.

But Holden didn’t pick up.

lan took a deep breath, went quiet for half a minute, then said to Jeff, “Call the people at Raymond Mansion and tell them I’m coming over for dinner tonight.” Jeff immediately went off to do just that.

Seven o’clock in the evening.

lan arrived at Raymond Mansion on the dot.

Holden was playing chess alone on the sofa, with many pieces already on the board, indicating the game was nearing its end.

He saw Holden about to move a piece back and couldn’t help but say, “Once a move is made, there’s no taking it back.”

Unexpectedly, Holden looked up at him.

“Yeah, once a move is made, there’s no taking it back. So why are you here tonight?”

He could see right through lan’s intentions.

?

All because he thought Maja would listen to Holden, so he came to seek Holden’s help.

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lan lowered his eyelashes and placed his gift on the table.

“Grandpa, this is the painting you’ve always wanted. I had it bought at a high price from abroad.”

Holden raised an eyebrow and took a look.

painting had been in the possession of a collector abroad who was unwilling to sell it. lan had to put in quite an effort to

that he had quite a bit of wealth abroad, so much so that even Holden himself didn’t know how much.

Maja. Instead, he cheerfully called for the butler to bring out the

of you to come back and keep me

grandson had come back, he didn’t

abroad early just to play matchmaker for these two,

always refusing to meet Maja and even saying countless times he didn’t like her, even showing

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lot of time back then, only for this kid to

Too late.

lan dutifully served a bowl of soup

“Good boy, at least you know how

drink the soup, lan

the hospital for

point, Holden had said he would show him the photos, saying

at the time that he had refused without a

looked at the photos then, he wouldn’t have found out that Penny was his wife until

it

mean that.”

good mood, had the butler find

placed in front of

she first started college, with a

smile in front of the camera. Her skin was fair, she was wearing a

never seen Maja at this stage before and

she hadn’t saved me, I would have died then. She took me to the hospital and took care of me, even asking for leave in front of me. I was thinking then, How nice it would be if this girl was my

holding the photo tightly but afraid he might crumple it with his strength, so he slowly

butler and asked, “Do you have

scissors for but quickly brought a small pair.

photo directly, even cutting off

was shocked by his actions, reaching for his

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