Chapter 425


    “How long have you been working here?”


    “Two years”


    This meant she knew even before Ferris and Hattie Zimmer that the Neils lived in a vi and owned a


    night.


    Maja noticed that May Chandler’s skin was bruised underneath her sleeve. It seemed that Ferris had


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    never stopped abusing her.


    May suddenly knelt down when she saw that Maja had nothing more to say.


    “Ms. Pennyfeather, please don’t fire me.”


    Maja was taken aback and quickly helped her up. “What are you doing?”


    May lowered her head. “I know you don’t really like us.


    Maja didn’t speak. Her impression of May was not deep. But seeing the small, frail woman with a face


    full of hardship and skin covered in welts from being whipped, she felt a pang of sympathy.


    1 don’t n to fire you. Just cooperate with the police and give your statement.”


    May, afraid that Maja would change her mind, quickly lowered her head and left.


    Maja only rubbed her temples after she left.


    May had been working here for two years, and Neil never realized that she was Ferris‘ wife.


    As she was about to open a file, a message came fromn to her private number.


    That meant the message was forn’s wife.


    Just a simplemand.


    [Keep it.]


    Then, a transfer notification appeared on her phone–a whopping four million.


    After a night,n finally remembered to appease his wife in name.


    Maja smirked, knowing what the money meant.


    One was that it was apensation for her ordealst night.


    Two, it was to shut her up so she wouldn’tin to Holden, or else he wouldn’t be polite.


    Maja’s eyes were calm.


    [Mr. Raymond, if you need to sign divorce papers, I’m always ready.]


    She had been kept in the dark all night, andn didn’t see her face.


    But he told Neil that he knew her character.


    Why would he say that?


    He didn’t know her at all, but he spoke as if she had made a big mistake. His words were almost


    nderous.


    She wanted to confrontn and ask him what was wrong with her character, but it wasn’t necessary.


    Whenn saw her response, his eyes tightened.


    She really could act as if she wasn’t the one who had been trying to seduce him.


    He even suspected that the events ofst night were a show she put on herself. Otherwise, why would


    the kidnapper leave so easily?


    His brows furrowed, and his eyes grew colder.


    He tossed the phone aside without replying.


    Maja didn’t expect a reply.


    She worked until the evening, hearing that those involved in thepany had been taken away for


    questioning by the police, and her anger finally subsided a bit.


    She wasnt without a temper.


    She worked at thepany until six in the evening, then went to Greenfield Gardens.


    All she wanted to do now was finish the handover of the house as quickly as possible to avoid seeing


    Fortunately, there was only one problem with the decoration of the house: a pir. Silverstone


    Enterprises had a good reputation in the industry, so they were trustworthy


    She took a tour of the second floor, where she had prepared a veryrge master bedroom forn. After


    all, this was thest house she designed, and she wanted to do her best.


    She sentn a text message from her work phone.


    [Mr. Raymond, I noticed you’re quite good at painting when we were in Crystalbrook Valley. Do you


    want me to prepare a separate painting room for you?]


    gathering at his vi.


    He held over a hundred of these gatherings each year, as he always liked to be where the action was.


    n, isn’t Edithing back soon? This is a painting I gotst time. It was half done by Herbert, who


    then had to leave the country unexpectedly, and the painting was sold. The person who gave me the


    painting said that many painters had been asked, but none of them dared touch it. But I know you


    would! I’ll give you this painting. You canplete the rest and give it to Edith as a birthday gift. How


    about it?”


    Tyler nudgedn with his elbow, showing off the painting like a treasure.


    Herbert was a free–spirited man. It was entirely possible for him to leave a painting half–finished.


    His eyes sparkled for a moment, then he smiled and said, “Why not let Herbert’sst student finish the


    painting?”


    Tyler was intrigued, and even Fitch put down his wine ss from a distance.


    Herbert’s paintings were very popr in the circle, and it was said that he had a closed–door disciple,


    but no one knew the student’s name.


    He stayed there for only half an hour, then left with the painting.


    He rolled up the painting and took it back to the hotel.


    Then he called Maja.


    “Penny,e to the hotel. And bring your painting supplies.”