Chapter 1100

lan snagged a tissue from the box nearby, wiping the trace of blood from his mouth corner.

Thinking about Maja and Eric doing God knows what, far away from Greenfield, probably mocking him while they were at it, calling him a fool for being played by a woman, made his eyes water, and his fingers clenched the edge of the desk.

His phone buzzed, a call from Jeff claiming he had located Pearson’s exact whereabouts.

“Boss, are you coming with us?” Jeff asked.

lan needed to do something to keep himself busy. He rose from his chair without hesitation, only to be stopped by Judith tugging at his suit.

“I want to come too, and you did say you’ll consider me. Can I tag along? I promise I’ll keep my distance and not bother you.”

lan didn’t reply, merely yanking his suit out of her grip.

Judith smiled at his reaction and followed him out quietly.

Down in the underground parking, Judith had initially wanted to sit in the passenger seat but

reconsidered and took the backseat instead.

“lan, you

don’t have to worry. I won’t push you. I’ve said that I would wait for you, so I won’t do anything that puts you in a difficult position.”

Probably, Maja used to sit in the front seat.

Once she had completely won over lan,

wedding invitation to Maja, making her witness their happy ending.

her lips curl into a

her.

was a bar

downtown.

to have been the setting for a vicious

unemployed riffraff of Greenfield, and young girls who had taken to

was also frequented by blue–collar workers who found solace in the

Chapter

lan had never been there before, he

car to a stop by the curb outside the bar, the unusual sight drew a few whistles from the crowd.

was just a man stepping out, the interest quickly

Judith stepping out after lan seemed

of the Sanders family and used to attending high society parties. Ordinary pubs and bars never caught

smell of the place made her instinctively lean

he just

merely raised her eyebrows and followed him

the smell of cheap perfume mixed with strong alcohol hit her nostrils, making her want to throw up. She never realized this was how the

born with a silver spoon in her mouth, had never witnessed such a

urge to vomit and tried to keep up with

to a stop in

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