Chapter 408

lan rubbed his temples, looking instead fed up.

“You called me here just for this?”

“About Eric’s secret mission. He’s been dead for years, but people are still poking around in his past, including your dad. Your dad who hasn’t been home in ages. I heard he’s also investigating your brother’s past. He must’ve left something significant behind, maybe with his girlfriend. She might not even realize how important it is.”

lan fell silent. Dressed in a sharp suit, he exuded an aura of icy fierceness.

“lan, maybe you should consider what kind of girl Eric would’ve liked. We can start digging in Greenfield. That might speed things up.”

Ian headed for the door. Fitch saw his disinterest in a mere glance.

“That file might reveal why Eric died.”

lan stiffened, lips pressed into a thin line.

1 checked. He didn’t have a girlfriend.”

“So, I plan to have someone scan these drafts. He was barely twenty at the time. If he were in love, it would’ve been a distraction.”

lan left him with one sentence.

“Let me know when you have something.”

With that, he took off.

Fitch ordered someone to sift through all the drafts in the two rooms. Given time, they’d surely find a female name linked to Eric. Fitch was so hell–bent on finding this thing because the Haskins family received a mysterious order.

Besides, Eric’s death was sudden.

Once in his car, lan gripped the steering wheel and took off.

noticed a

light. The other car’s window

an eyebrow, rolled down

looking straight ahead, was startled by the honk. She turned and saw

her a surreal feeling.

was just the light playing

remembered a line from a letter, “I’ve just turned into

made her sad.

at her lack of

out of it and smiled

was clear: he wanted

wasn’t keen, but she didn’t want to upset lan. She parked her car outside

behind

Each

a table and pushed the menu towards lan.

what would you like?”

expected to run into her, and she looked like she was forcing a

to ask

caller ID, Ian frowned but

you having dinner with Maja?”

“Yeah”

asked Maja. She said she loved the

had no idea what he’d given. Carlene had taken care of

Maja was worth the effort.

It was from Neil, saying he’d sent all the Pennyfeather group’s data to RosenGarden, and she should start working on it the next day.

she stood up and grabbed her

some urgent matters to attend to. Sorry,

lingering for a moment before he nodded in approval.

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