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

sliver of resentment flashed in Judith’s eyes. Once she had completely won over lan,

to

thought of it made her lips curl into a

didn’t engage in conversation with her. Instead, he simply

a bar

downtown.

been the setting for a vicious

crowd, the unemployed riffraff of Greenfield, and young girls who had

frequented by blue–collar workers who found solace in the anonymity of the

Chapter

had never been there before, he had heard of the

outside the bar, the unusual

saw it was just a

lan seemed to pique their

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

place made her instinctively lean closer

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

She merely raised her

as 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 how the lower

her mouth, had never witnessed

urge to vomit and tried to keep

finally came to a stop in front of

That was Pearson.

managed to get his hands on the money, a hefty sum

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