Chapter 587

Maja just glanced at her phone.

Noticing it was late, she nonchalantly said, “Mr. Raymond, I gotta bounce.*

tan didn’t react, only the sound of his door closing could be heard.

As Maja reached the hotel lobby, a wave of sadness washed over her.

She looked up at the sky, trying to keep the tears from falling.

Then Zoey called.

Zoey would call at least three times a day, reporting on company matters.

But this call wasn’t about the company; it was about the legal team.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, we’ve gotten wind of who’s taken the fall for the Shepard family, It’s Dalia’s son, who’s currently in the slammer. The whole thing’s stirred up a lot of chitchat; even the big shots are paying attention. With solid evidence, things moved quickly, and they’ve taken him away. Dalia is busy scrambling around, hoping to bail her son out. If all goes as expected, he’d be looking at a ten–year sentence.”

It turned out it was someone she knew.

Maja quickly slapped herself in the face, trying to shake off the sadness. She didn’t even notice that lan had followed her out.

heading home

saw her on the phone, laughing and chatting, seemingly unaffected

our legal team on the case. If Dalia’s son gets a ten–year sentence, Dalia would definitely hold a grudge against Carlene. Who knows what she’d do

lan

her clash with

natural that she would take on the Shepard

way. So after she hung up the phone, he said, “I’ll get someone to spring him.”

cigarette, his eyes red from the smoke and,

Maja slowly turned around to see him standing behind her.

elegantly, looking

allow it. Not only will I keep the Shepard family’s company from going under, but I’ll also

do it, and it wouldn’t be

was at a loss

was ruthless with his enemies,

took action himself, but when

on now was

her recent efforts would be

nothing more

walked over, grabbed her chin,

smoke, and the cigarette he was smoking didn’t have a strong nicotine taste but rather a

she felt uncomfortable, her eyes reddening from the smoke.

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