Chapter 808

Maja shouldn’t have to deal with all this crap. She was trying to understand: where did her uncle and aunt go wrong? They’ve never left Crystalbrook Valley, always influenced by their surroundings.

They lived in a culture where boys were favored over girls, so naturally they followed suit. So when they found out Olivia was carrying a boy, their decision made sense to them.

It’s not that they were heartless; their worldview was just that narrow.

Furious, Maja cut ties with everyone and never thought their next encounter would be like this.

Four lonely graves sat there in silence, and she sat there until night fell. Only then did she get up, rub her numb legs, and drive away.

But just as she was about to open the car door, she saw another car parked not far away, just a run–of–the–mill car.

Who would come here at this hour?

She didn’t give it a second thought and got into her own car.

In the other car, lan sat.

The car window was cracked open, letting in the mountain wind.

Cigarette butts lay scattered under the window; clearly, he had been waiting for a while.

his fancy car, Maja would have known he was

he swapped

late, and Maja would probably

call her. Now he just had to drive there too,

watched Maja’s car disappear from sight before slowly pressing the gas pedal.

drove for over an hour before returning to town. Fearful of being discovered by Maja, he drove around town

it was pitch black; he couldn’t

drove back to Riverside

Riverside Haven, he was led to

anyone else

mean

had dealt with Maja several times, and with the Elston family’s

felt a sudden tightness in his chest.

staying in the room next to yours. If you

that Mr. Raymond didn’t like women too

there’s no

tone was casual, but his pace quickened.

his room, he recalled their first encounter here.

was painting on the wall quietly, and he couldn’t resist joining in.

beauty of the painting; she seemed to be

a stir, but chalked it up to admiration for her painting skills, a subtle resonance.

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