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.”

her sentence, Neil coughed

should’ve fallen when lan said those words, but

was safe, Neil couldn’t hold on any longer. I

“Dad!”

Maja’s eyes as she rushed to his side.

confusion as he tightly gripped her hand.

don’t suffer.” he

dust as she quickly turned

Get him to the hospital!”

immediately came over and helped Neil into the car.

holding onto Maja’s, not letting

as she followed

the doctors rushed

was still held tightly by him, leaving

was over, she

“How is he?”

his

Pennyfeather probably only has three months left to live.”

it was now down to

closed as she sat powerlessly by the side.

had already been put on a ventilator.

the hospital before, but he insisted. Now his condition has

the doctor left, Maja saw the obvious marks on her

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