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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time they reached Crystalbrook Valley,

to stop. The cars flipped over immediately, blocking

face darkened, and he slammed

where your mother grew

dare resist.

grandparents had died young, and now her uncle lived there.

incredibly quiet. Usually, there

the old man was visibly excited.

“Ah, it’s you!”

the door of Daly Elston’s house.

Daly family was murdered, a month before Christmas. Leo Elston has disappeared. Everyone thinks he did

as he told the story, glancing

here. The police have been by several times. Everyone thinks Leo

No way!

to

Leo was a coward. He couldn’t

the man behind her just kicked open the sealed

the old man scurried

cut ties with her

thought Daly and Susan Elston would

the house was still as it had been

had obviously been searched, and someone

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