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

the code was Eric’s birthday, the same as the

all her passwords were that same sequence

it made lan feel sick as if

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

then that the road could go on forever, stretching out into

naivety. If she had been acting all this time, then her

never felt anything for

time together, even as it felt like self–torture. The sweet moments between them were far too few. Initially,

confirming their relationship was the start of their love story, not expecting it to

lan could barely distinguish himself from the surrounding shadows

staff of Greenfield Gardens had left early, leaving him alone

grandfather’s belongings,

to see anyone, he ignored it until he heard Tyler’s voice

“Tan, open up

find Tyler holding

letting themselves in

placed the wine bottles on the

a drink Phelps will join us too, and he should

most affected by his grandfather’s passing, so

that the mansion was unusually

the dim setting was more suited to

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