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 in

sliver of resentment flashed in Judith’s eyes. Once she had completely won over lan, she would make Maja pay for what

wedding invitation to Maja, making her witness their

made her

in conversation with her. Instead, he simply revved the engine.

location, and it was a bar on the outskirts of

downtown.

been the setting for a vicious brawl a year

establishment, but it was popular among the lower–class crowd, the unemployed riffraff of Greenfield, and

by blue–collar workers who found solace in the

Chapter

had never been there before, he had heard of the

the bar, the unusual sight

saw it was just a man stepping out,

lan seemed

been to such a seedy place. She was the heiress of the Sanders family and

made her

didn’t seem to mind her, and he just started walking toward the

disappointed. She merely raised her eyebrows and followed him

cheap perfume mixed with strong alcohol hit her nostrils, making her want

born with a silver spoon in her mouth,

urge to vomit and tried to keep up with

finally came to a stop in front of a drunk

That was Pearson.

was bragging about how he managed to get his hands

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