Chapter 1013

After he had left, Maja wanted to pull the IV needle from her hand and head into the bathroom to brush her teeth, and her mouth tasted like metallic blood.

But just then, Maria came in, a hint of rebuke in her voice as she carried a bowl of freshly made soup.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, how could you knowingly neglect your stomach condition and not eat for two days? The doctor warned me that you need to take care of yourself. You must not forget to eat three meals a day, nor neglect it just because of work!”

Maja took the warm water Maria handed her to rinse her mouth, then looked at the delicious food on the small table, but she had no appetite.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, you must eat something. If your stomach condition acts up, you will feel much worse. You’ve already lost weight.”

Maja never experienced much family affection, but she knew Maria always treated her like a granddaughter.

Hearing her nagging now, she felt a sour pain in her heart and full of grievances she didn’t know who to share with.

She thought she had a beautiful promise and met a wonderful person whom she had been striving for, believing in.

But Patric had ruined it all. Just when she was about to find happiness, he personally pushed her into the abyss.

Maria sighed and placed the spoon in her palm.

“No matter what you’ve been through, you must eat. Coco was meowing downstairs–earlier, probably knowing you were not feeling well. Ah, if Mr. Raymond were here, that would be great. He may have a rough temper, but I think you actually like him.

out how to explain this to lan.

other, but the fatal weakness between them was their lack of

Even a meeting with a

found out about this!

about it, her head aching, unsure

quietly ate her food, remembering

she remained silent, he hung up and hadn’t

then picked up her phone, sending him a message.

she couldn’t speak, so

I never said it was

had asked her on the

members of the Haskins family. These were people brought

they had found the signal released by Holden,

sat quietly in his chair, fingers tapping

his people, and

what do you think?”

in North America. The place where the signal was released had been thoroughly searched,

left by Holden but deliberately left by the kidnappers to lure him out

were these

Eric

to do with luring him out of Greenfield?

between the two, and he worried that

“lan?”

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