Chapter 728

She saw the scenery whizzing by backwards through the window and realized they were headed to Crystalbrook Valley.

Surprised, she heard the man ask, “Ms. Pennyfeather, I hope you can take me to where your mother used to live.”

Glancing at the man’s hands gripping the steering wheel, they looked like they’d seen their fair share of fights. He was probably pretty skilled. But there was a small tattoo on his arm.

Her mother, Lillian, used to live in Crystalbrook Valley. Were these people after Lillian?

But Lillian had been dead for years.

The tattoo looked familiar. Suddenly, she remembered Lillian seemed to have a similar mark on her foot.

But it was in such a hidden place, and she had only caught a glimpse of it when she was very young and wasn’t even sure if it was real.

After all, Crystalbrook Valley was dirt–poor back then. Their family could barely scrape by, let alone afford tattoos.

She kept her mouth shut, but she could see in the rearview mirror a car was hot on their tail.

It was lan’s car.

“My mother’s dead,” she finally said.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, as long as you cooperate, I won’t hurt you.”.

Maja went silent.

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they reached Crystalbrook Valley,

to stop. The cars flipped over

darkened, and he slammed

take me to where your mother grew up.”

dare resist.

now her uncle lived there. That was where Lillian had

Pinecrest Grove and was about to knock on the door, she realized the yard was incredibly quiet. Usually, there would be kids playing in the square, but today, there was only an

man was visibly excited.

“Ah, it’s you!”

the door of Daly Elston’s house. The old man shuffled over, his steps

murdered, a month before Christmas. Leo Elston has disappeared. Everyone thinks he

old man seemed scared as he told the story, glancing around nervously.

times. Everyone thinks Leo killed his parents,

No way!

refused to believe it.

a coward. He

the man behind her just

the old man scurried back into his

since she’d cut ties with her uncle’s family, she hadn’t contacted them.

never thought Daly and Susan Elston would

still as it had been when the crime happened, and dried blood had turned black.

house had obviously been searched, and someone had been looking for

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