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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