Chapter 423

The fire in the room had been put out, and Maja was curled up in a corner, her bonds untied and the gag removed from her mouth.

Just moments ago, a lick of flame threatened to engulf her, but she was yanked away just in time.

When the bag over her head was taken off, she saw the cleaner, who was supposed to be at the office.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, are you okay?”

The cleaner seemed genuinely concerned, her face full of worry.

Maja thought the woman seemed familiar, but before she could think further, Neil’s voice rang out, and the woman bolted away in terror.

Neil saw Maja huddled in the corner. She was unharmed, but her clothes were dirty and her hair was filled with dust.

The acrid smell of burnt wood filled the room.

Neil tasted blood in his mouth and quickly began barking orders to the people around him.

“Help her up.”

Two bodyguards were about to step forward, but Maja had already gotten up on her own.

She could tell that Neil was on his last legs.

“Dad.”

coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed.

those words, but he wasn’t sure if Maja was

couldn’t

“Dad!”

Maja’s eyes as she rushed to his

as he

don’t suffer.” he trembled.

with dust as she quickly turned to

Get him to

over and helped

Neil’s hand was still tightly holding onto Maja’s, not

in Maja’s eyes as she

rushed Neil into

hand was still held tightly by him,

she quickly asked

“How is he?”

removed his face

Mr. Pennyfeather probably only has three months

six months, it was now down to three.

closed as she

put

tidying up the medicine in the room and added, “We advised Mr. Pennyfeather not to leave the hospital before, but he insisted. Now his condition has indeed worsened. He needs to watch his mood; his illness will

left, Maja saw the obvious marks on her

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