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 same as the

that same

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

that day of their hike, the forest air 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 tender

then that the road could go on forever, stretching out

If she had been acting all this time,

Maja never felt anything for him?

moments between them were far too few. Initially, their relationship was purely transactional, and even after they confirmed their love, it

the start of their love story,

room, lan could barely distinguish

Gardens had left early,

packing away his grandfather’s belongings, he heard

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

“Tan, open up

find Tyler holding a few bottles

stood Fitch, both of them letting themselves in and closing the

wine bottles

been saving these for years, have a drink Phelps will join us too, and

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

unusually dark, with only a few lights on and the

the dim setting was more suited to

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