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

when he reached the hotel entrance and saw her on the phone, laughing and chatting, seemingly unaffected by his matters, he was

Zoey, “Keep 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

said this with lan standing behind her.

witnessed her

natural that she would take

determined not to let her have her way. So after she hung

his eyes red from the smoke and, in part, from his anger at her indifference.

around to see him standing behind

elegantly, looking at her with indifference.

the Shepard family, but I won’t allow it. Not only will I keep the Shepard

had the power to do it, and it wouldn’t be

was at a loss for words.

widely recognized prodigy in the financial world. He was ruthless with his enemies, and no one dared

himself, but when he did, he showed no mercy.

him on now

follow through, all her recent efforts would

was nothing more than a

deep drag on his cigarette, walked over, grabbed her chin,

didn’t have a strong nicotine taste but rather a mild one. It must

eyes reddening from the smoke.

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