Chapter 587
Maja just nced at her phone.
Noticing it waste, she nonchntly said, “Mr. Raymond, I gotta bounce.*
tan didn’t react, only the sound of his door closing could be heard.
As Maja reached the hotel lobby, a wave of sadness washed over her.
She looked up at the sky, trying to keep the tears from falling.
Then Zoey called.
Zoey would call at least three times a day, reporting onpany matters.
But this call wasn’t about thepany; it was about the legal team.
“Ms. Pennyfeather, we’ve gotten wind of who’s taken the fall for the Shepard family, It’s Dalia’s son,
who’s currently in the mmer. The whole thing’s stirred up a lot of chitchat; even the big shots are
paying attention. With solid evidence, things moved quickly, and they’ve taken him away. Dalia is busy
scrambling around, hoping to bail her son out. If all goes as expected, he’d be looking at a ten–year
sentence.”
It turned out it was someone she knew.
Maja quickly pped herself in the face, trying to shake off the sadness. She didn’t even notice thatn
had followed her out.
He seemed worried about her heading home alone sote.
But when he reached the hotel entrance and saw her on the phone,ughing and chatting, seemingly
unaffected by his matters, he was almost unable to contain the rush of anger.
Maja was still instructing Zoey, “Keep our legal team on the case. If Dalia’s son gets a ten–year
sentence, Dalia would definitely hold a grudge against Carlene. Who knows what she’d do then?”
She said this withn standing behind her.
He had witnessed her sh with Dalia.
With the addition of Carlene, it seemed natural that she would take on the Shepard family.
But he was determined not to let her have her way. So after she hung up the phone, he said, “I’ll get
someone to spring him.”
He lit a cigarette, his eyes red from the smoke and, in part, from his anger at her indifference.
Hearing his voice, Maja slowly turned around to see him standing behind her.
He held the lit cigarette elegantly, looking at her with indifference.
“You want to take down the Shepard family, but I won’t allow it. Not only will I keep the Shepard family’s
He had the power to do it, and it wouldn’t be a stretch.
Maja was at a loss for words.
one dared to cross him.
He rarely took action himself, but when he did, he showed no mercy.
Taking him on now was impossible.
Ifn really did follow through, all her recent efforts would be in vain.
He took a deep drag on his cigarette, walked over, grabbed her chin, kissed her, and blew smoke into
her mouth.
She didn’t smoke, and the cigarette he was smoking didn’t have a strong nicotine taste but rather a
mild one. It must have been a custom blend.
Still, she felt ufortable, her eyes reddening from the smoke.
“Penny, I’ve given you respect, but you couldn’t care less. I’ve offered you money, but you turned it
down. Remember thest time you came begging? I told you things would be different.”
He was reminding her that if she walked away tonight, there would be no money the next time she
came looking for him.
As long as he wanted, she would definitelye looking for him again.
He wasn.
If she wanted to survive in Greenfield, she needed his approval.
At this moment, Maja felt helpless.
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“Mr. Raymond, what do you want from me?”
Her voice was a bit hoarse. “If you’re looking for a woman, Ms. Shepard is obviously a better fit. Even if
not her, there are many outstanding women in your social circles. I’m just an average, divorced girl; I’m
not up to your standards.”
She had a hunch that arguing with him would only make him more ruthless.
She decided to try to persuade him.
But he moved closer, lowered his head, and bit her ear.
“You’re the only one who makes me feel good in bed.”