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.

intersection, he noticed a car parked next

the traffic light. The other car’s window

raised an eyebrow, rolled down his window, and

was startled by the honk. She turned

her a surreal feeling.

it was just the light playing

just turned into every

made her

at

snapped out of it and

at a restaurant up ahead. The message was clear: he wanted to have dinner

to upset lan. She parked

parked behind her.

was upscale. Each table was private.

a table and pushed the menu towards lan.

would

and she looked like she was

he was about to ask her about it, Holden called.

caller ID, Ian

having dinner with

“Yeah”

loved the gift you sent.

what he’d given. Carlene had

didn’t think Maja was worth the effort.

he’d sent all the Pennyfeather group’s data to RosenGarden,

than ever, she stood

matters to attend to. Sorry, I can’t stay for

gaze lingering for a moment before he

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