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.

won over lan, she would make Maja pay for what she

a wedding invitation to Maja, making her witness their

made her lips curl

conversation with her. Instead, he simply revved the

was a bar

downtown.

shady place, rumored to have been the setting for a vicious

but it was popular among the lower–class crowd, the unemployed riffraff of Greenfield, and young girls who

also frequented by blue–collar workers who found solace in

Chapter

never been there before, he had

a stop by the curb outside the bar, the unusual sight drew a few whistles

when they saw it was just a man stepping out,

Judith stepping out after lan seemed to

the heiress of the Sanders family and used to

place made her

to mind her, and he just

didn’t seem disappointed. She merely raised her eyebrows and followed

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

silver spoon in her mouth, had never witnessed

and tried to keep up with lan.

in front of a drunk

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