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.”

could even finish her sentence, Neil coughed up a mouthful of

fallen when lan said those words, but he wasn’t sure

was safe, Neil couldn’t hold on

“Dad!”

flashed through Maja’s eyes as she rushed

confusion as he tightly gripped

suffer.”

still smeared with dust as she quickly turned to the

him to

and helped

still tightly holding onto

in Maja’s eyes as she followed them

the hospital, the doctors rushed Neil into the resuscitation

hand was still held tightly by him, leaving

was over, she quickly asked

“How is he?”

removed his

Pennyfeather probably only has three months left to live.”

months, it was now down to three.

lips tightly closed as she sat powerlessly by

already been put on

he insisted. Now his condition has indeed worsened. He needs to watch his mood; his illness will keep him in pain,

the

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