Chapter 1092

7 o’clock in the evening

Downtown Greenfield.

lan stared at the documents in his hands, his eyes hardly blinking.

Earlier in the evening, he had visited the old family home one last time, sorting through the few belongings his grandfather had left behind

His grandfather hadn’t left much, no extra inheritance for his descendants, and now the bulk of the shares in Raymond Corporation were firmly in lan’s grasp Regardless of how much others might wrestle for it, they couldn’t stir up any significant trouble

Ian had hoped that spending time sorting through his grandfather’s belongings would distract him from thoughts of Maja.

But the code to unlock the box was like a needle, piercing deep into his heart

He remembered the time he had tried to rescue Maja during an earthquake and the door that wouldn’t open.

In his unconscious state, he saw Maja desperately trying different combinations, and finally, the door opened

He had trusted her so much then that he never for a moment thought it was anything other than a coincidence. How likely could someone guess the correct code after only a few tries?

He had never questioned her motives, his mind filled with the life–and–death experiences they had shared

birthday, the

passwords were that same

just thinking about it made lan feel sick as if he had

had been so fresh, and she had whispered stories of her childhood to him while clinging to his back. Occasionally. she would swing her legs like a child and wipe the sweat off his brow with a

could go on forever, stretching out into

acting all this time, then her acting skills were simply

never felt anything for him?

even as it felt like self–torture. The sweet moments between them were far too few. Initially, their relationship was purely transactional, and even after they confirmed their love, it was less than two

that confirming their relationship was the start of their love story, not expecting it to be a fleeting moment

the darkness of the living room, lan could

early, leaving him alone

grandfather’s belongings, he heard the doorbell ring.

really wanting to see anyone, he ignored

“Tan, open up

opened the door to find Tyler holding a few

of them letting themselves in

bottles on the

saving these for years, have a drink Phelps will join us too, and he should be

be the one most affected by his grandfather’s passing, so his friends

glasses of wine and then noticed that the mansion was unusually dark, with only a few lights on and the brightest one

moved to turn it on, and perhaps the dim setting

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