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

those words, but he wasn’t sure

that Maja was safe, Neil couldn’t hold

“Dad!”

as she rushed to his

eyes were filled with confusion as he tightly

don’t suffer.” he trembled.

still smeared with dust as she quickly turned to

to

over and helped Neil into the car.

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

Maja’s eyes as she

rushed Neil into the

was still held tightly

was over, she

“How is he?”

doctor removed his face

has three months left

months, it was now down

as

put on a ventilator.

leave the hospital before, but he insisted. Now

left, Maja saw the obvious

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