Chapter 737

Facing his accusations, Maja was at a loss for words.

She leaned against the wall, feeling absolutely wiped out. But she still had to head to where Lillian stashed her stuff to search for that jellyfish–shaped seal. Seemed like this crowd was hell–bent on finding it. The thing seemed to be pretty damn important.

And she had a hunch that the days ahead would be anything but quiet.

After all, people had been showing up at her doorstep already.

She opened her mouth and finally managed, “I’m beat. I need a breather.”

With that, she turned to leave.

lan quietly fell in step behind her, and when he saw her trying to hail a cab, he yanked her into his own car instead.

Maja ended up in his arms, and he held her tight, not letting her squirm away.

“Penny, are you mad at me?“;

lan couldn’t make heads or tails of her complicated emotions, so he had no clue what Maja was feeling right now.

Maja decided to shut her eyes.

lan planted a soft kiss on her lips, and her eyelashes fluttered like a butterfly’s wings at the touch.

made his heart

to

too dicey right now, and there could still

her lips sealed and just silently slid into

as she maneuvered the car onto

she quickly entered Daly Elston’s house and headed

up a chair from the side and

she beat him to it, “Mr. Raymond, wait outside for me.”

answers, but he did steal a glance at her,

found a small iron box about the

peek, and there it was the jellyfish–shaped

at the top of the

she was a kid, she never thought much of it.

looking at it now, the artistry of the carving was top–notch. Even

the hell was this seal for?

big bucks to get their hands on this seal?

it tight in her palm, then headed out

against the car, casually smoking a cigarette. Even with his clothes wrinkled, he still looked damn fancy.

didn’t ask Maja what she found; just opened the passenger door for her when he saw her coming.

hand it over to lan for him to look into it.

Lillian’s last wishes, she decided

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