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.

completely won over lan, she would make Maja

to Maja, making her

it made her lips curl into a smile.

in conversation with her. Instead, he

was a bar on

downtown.

have been the setting for a vicious brawl a year ago that ended

popular among the lower–class crowd, the unemployed riffraff of Greenfield, and young girls who had taken

found solace in the anonymity of

Chapter

there before, he

the curb outside the bar,

was just a man stepping out,

Judith stepping out after lan

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

made her instinctively lean closer to

her, and he just started walking toward the bar.

seem disappointed. She merely raised her

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

spoon in her mouth, had never witnessed such

to vomit and tried to keep up with

finally came to a stop in front of a

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