Chapter 1153

Maja bowed her head in respect, then stood up and picked up his suit, handing it back to him.

lan reached out to receive it, his fingertips accidentally brushing against hers–one cold, the other warm.

Suppressing the urge to hold her hand, he lied, “Grandpa mentioned you promised him something”

He didn’t mention his grandfather’s last words at all, but rather tried to trick Maja.

Did his grandfather say anything to her that day at the cliff?

But in reality, his grandfather said nothing that night. It was all a scheme planned by a man named Patrick

The scheme included his grandfather, everyone who was on the hike that day, and even Maja herself

She wondered about Patrick, even his name was fake. Who was he really and why was he targeting the Raymond family?

Now that lan was asking her, she remembered her promise to his grandfather to give birth to an heir for the Raymond family

This was a commitment.

But it was something she couldn’t bring herself to tell lan

She turned around, making to walk towards the base of the mountain.

get any more out of her and

about the hike, carrying her on

stories

they lacked the most tender moments. Any recollections of such times were

but her bodyguard had already brought the

goodbye, she got into

mouth, finally knocking on her car window.

rolled down.

about dinner tonight?”

her phone, “1 ve got something on

“What about tomorrow?”

“have a meeting.”

“All day?”

people would stop asking after hearing about the meeting. It was obviously an

lan insisted on pushing the issue,

you want to

Maja’s attention. She indeed wanted

people at Rosewood Manor investigated, what Patrick

a

and Fitch’s are looking into it Should be any time now. Do you want me to tell you as

to know, they would have

when you find out.”

car window tightly, pretending not to understand, “But I need to have dinner first, so I have the energy to investigate

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