Chapter 1100


    Ian snagged a tissue from the box nearby, wiping the trace of blood from his mouth corner.


    Thinking about Maja and Eric doing God knows what, far away from Greenfield, probably mocking him


    while they were at it, calling him a fool for being yed by a woman, made his eyes water, and his


    fingers clenched the edge of the desk.


    His phone buzzed, a call from Jeff iming he had located Pearson''s exact whereabouts.


    "Boss, are youing with us?" Jeff asked.


    Ian needed to do something to keep himself busy. He rose from his chair without hesitation, only to be


    stopped by Judith tugging at his suit.


    "I want toe too, and you did say you''ll consider me. Can I tag along? I promise I''ll keep my


    distance and not bother you."


    Ian didn''t reply, merely yanking his suit out of her grip.


    Judith smiled at his reaction and followed him out quietly.


    Down in the underground parking, Judith had initially wanted to sit in the passenger seat but


    reconsidered and took the backseat instead.


    "Ian, you don''t have to worry. I won''t push you. I''ve said that I would wait for you, so I won''t do anything


    that puts you in a difficult position."


    Probably, Maja used to sit in the front seat.


    A sliver of resentment shed in Judith''s eyes. Once she hadpletely won over Ian, she would


    make Maja pay for what she had done.


    She even imagined sending a wedding invitation to Maja, making her witness their happy ending.


    Just the thought of it made her lips curl into a smile.


    Ian didn’t engage in conversation with her. Instead, he simply revved the engine.


    Jeff had sent the exact location, and it was a bar on the outskirts of the city, not too far from downtown.


    The bar was a shady ce, rumored to have been the setting for a vicious brawl a year ago that ended


    with several fatalities.


    It was not the most reputable establishment, but it was popr among the lower-ss crowd, the


    unemployed riffraff of Greenfield, and young girls who had taken to smoking and drinking way too early.


    It was also frequented by blue-cor workers who found sce in the anonymity of the ce.


    Although Ian had never been there before, he had heard of the ce.


    Pulling his luxury car to a stop by the curb outside the bar, the unusual sight drew a few whistles from


    the crowd.


    But when they saw it was just a man stepping out, the interest quickly faded.


    However, seeing Judith stepping out after Ian seemed to pique their interest again.


    Judith had never been to such a seedy ce. She was the heiress of the Sanders family and used to


    attending high society parties. Ordinary pubs and bars never caught her attention.


    The smell of the ce made her instinctively lean closer to Ian.


    Ian didn''t seem to mind her, and he just started walking toward the bar.


    Judith didn''t seem disappointed. She merely raised her eyebrows and followed him inside.


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    As soon as they entered, the smell of cheap perfume mixed with strong alcohol hit her nostrils, making


    her want to throw up. She never realized this was how the lower ss lived.


    Judith, born with a silver spoon in her mouth, had never witnessed such a scene before.


    She held back the urge to vomit and tried to keep up with Ian.


    Ian finally came to a stop in front of a drunk man.


    That was Pearson.


    Pearson was bragging about how he managed to get his hands on the money, a hefty sum indeed.


    The bystanders assumed he was drunk, as a man with that kind of money wouldn''t be caught dead in


    this bar.


    Pearson was used to being controlled by Dennis, so he rarely showed his true feelings. He believed he


    could live afortable life abroad if he could evade Ian''s pursuit.


    When Pearson finally noticed Ian standing next to him, the drunken stupor quickly vanished.


    In shock, he fell on his butt and tried to get up and leave, but Ian''sughter stopped him.


    "I never thought you''d end up like this," he said.


    Pearson had gone from heaven to hell in the past few months.


    Once his friends learned about his downfall, they stopped hanging out with him. Ian''s admirers started


    making his life difficult, causing him to despise Ian even more.


    "Ian, please, we''re cousins. Show me some mercy, and let me live. That amount of money is nothing to


    you," he pleaded.


    When his eyesnded on Judith, his pupils dted in surprise, and he crawled over to her.


    "Ms. Sanders, it''s me, the one who has been writing you all those letters. I love you, Ms. Sanders."