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.”

used to sit in the

she had completely won over lan, she would make Maja pay for what she

a wedding invitation to Maja,

it made her lips curl into

in conversation with her. Instead, he

sent the exact location, and it was a bar on the outskirts of the city,

downtown.

setting for a vicious

it was popular among the lower–class crowd, the unemployed

workers who found solace in the anonymity of the place.

Chapter

had never been there before,

car to a stop by the curb outside the bar, the unusual sight drew a

was just a man

Judith stepping out after lan seemed to pique their interest

She was the heiress of the Sanders family and used to attending high society parties. Ordinary pubs and bars never

place made her instinctively lean

her, and he

seem disappointed. She merely raised

cheap perfume mixed with strong alcohol hit her nostrils, making her want to throw up. She never realized this was how the lower

silver spoon in her mouth, had never witnessed such a

and tried to keep up with lan.

to a stop in front of

That was Pearson.

bragging about how he managed to get his hands on the

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