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

invitation to

made her lips curl into

in conversation with her. Instead,

bar

downtown.

the setting for a vicious brawl a year ago that ended

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

by blue–collar workers who found solace in the anonymity of

Chapter

never been there before, he had heard of the place.

to a stop by the curb outside the bar, the

just a man stepping out,

after lan seemed to

to such a seedy place. She was the heiress of the Sanders family and used to attending high

made her instinctively

her, and he just started walking

disappointed. She merely raised her eyebrows and followed

entered, the smell of cheap perfume mixed with strong alcohol hit her nostrils, making her

spoon in her mouth, had never witnessed such a scene

the urge to vomit and tried

in front of a

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