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.

2

Crystalbrook Valley, it

several cars to stop. The cars flipped

face darkened, and he slammed

Pennyfeather, take me to where your

dare

her uncle lived

door, she realized the yard was incredibly

Maja, the old man was

“Ah, it’s you!”

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

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

he told the story,

by several times. Everyone thinks Leo

No way!

to believe

coward. He couldn’t

her just kicked open the sealed

old man scurried back into his

mess. Ever since she’d cut ties with her uncle’s family, she hadn’t

and Susan Elston

house was still as it had been when the crime happened,

searched, and someone had been looking

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