Chapter 1100

lan snagged a tissue from the box nearby, wiping the trace of blood from his mouth corner.

Thinking about Maja and Eric doing God knows what, far away from Greenfield, probably mocking him while they were at it, calling him a fool for being played by a woman, made his eyes water, and his fingers clenched the edge of the desk.

His phone buzzed, a call from Jeff claiming he had located Pearson’s exact whereabouts.

“Boss, are you coming with us?” Jeff asked.

lan needed to do something to keep himself busy. He rose from his chair without hesitation, only to be stopped by Judith tugging at his suit.

“I want to come too, and you did say you’ll consider me. Can I tag along? I promise I’ll keep my distance and not bother you.”

lan didn’t reply, merely yanking his suit out of her grip.

Judith smiled at his reaction and followed him out quietly.

Down in the underground parking, Judith had initially wanted to sit in the passenger seat but

reconsidered and took the backseat instead.

“lan, you

don’t have to worry. I won’t push you. I’ve said that I would wait for you, so I won’t do anything that puts you in a difficult position.”

Maja used to sit

completely won

imagined sending a wedding invitation to Maja, making her witness their happy ending.

thought of it made her lips

conversation with her. Instead, he

bar on the outskirts of the city, not too far

downtown.

place, rumored to have been the setting for a vicious brawl a year ago that ended

crowd, the unemployed riffraff of Greenfield, and young girls who had taken to smoking and drinking way too early.

workers who found solace in the anonymity of

Chapter

there before, he had heard of

to a stop by the curb outside the bar, the

it was just a

lan seemed to

Sanders family and used to attending high society parties. Ordinary pubs and bars never

her instinctively lean closer

mind her, and he just

disappointed. She merely raised her eyebrows and

they entered, the smell of cheap perfume mixed with strong alcohol hit her nostrils, making her want to throw up. She never realized this was

in her mouth, had never witnessed

to vomit and tried to keep up

to a stop in front of a drunk man.

That was Pearson.

bragging about how he managed to get his hands on the

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