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

thinking back, he realized the code was Eric’s birthday, the same as the one for her box.

passwords were that same

about it made lan feel sick as if he had been slapped across

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

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

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

felt

few. Initially, their relationship was purely transactional, and even after they confirmed their love, it was less than two weeks

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

darkness of the living room, lan could barely

left early, leaving him alone in

grandfather’s belongings,

see anyone, he ignored it

“Tan, open up

find Tyler holding a few bottles of

themselves in and

bottles on the coffee table.

for years, have a drink Phelps will join us too, and he should be here in about ten

one most affected by his grandfather’s

then noticed that the mansion was unusually dark, with only a few lights on and the brightest one still off.

and perhaps the dim setting was more suited to masking

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