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.

worried about her heading

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

If Dalia’s son gets a ten–year sentence, Dalia would definitely hold a grudge against

with lan standing behind

witnessed her clash

that she

way. So after she hung up

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

voice, Maja slowly turned around to see him standing behind her.

lit cigarette elegantly, looking at her

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

do it, and

a loss for words.

financial world. He was ruthless with his enemies, and no one dared to cross

rarely took action himself, but when he did, he showed

on now was impossible.

really did follow through, all her recent efforts would be

and she was nothing

his cigarette, walked over, grabbed her chin,

smoking didn’t have a strong nicotine

felt uncomfortable, her eyes reddening

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