Female Novel
Chapter 1229
Jeff felt sorry for Ian. He didn't dare to say anything more.
"Jeff, keep searching. Get everyone to search," Ian commanded, rising from the couch and grabbing
his crumpled jacket. "I'm going too."
Greenfield Gardens was practically deserted. Ian had e.
Exhausted all his resources but to no avail. He couldn't understand why they couldn't find her. His
anxiety began to build.
He climbed into the car alongside Jeff, leaning back and staring silently out the window.
Greenfield Gardens was still a sight to behold, but it was empty, like a lifeless dollhouse.
Another fruitless day of searching passed.
In the end, Ian didn't even know where to drive anymore. He had thought he owned Greenfield, that he
had the power to protect Maja. But he had always left her in danger.
He slumped over the steering wheel, at a loss for what to do. He couldn't even remember how he used
to live without Maja.
He felt useless. The love of his life was missing, and he was clueless.
His phone rang, interrupting his thoughts. It was Nydia.
"Ian, did you get the message I sent?"
Ian communicated with the underground fight club via email to avoid revealing his identity as "God". He
hadn't read the message Nydia sent.
"Maybe later," he mumbled before hanging up. He rested his head on the steering wheel again,
seemingly giving up on life.
Nydia stared at her disconnected phone, surprised. Something seemed off about Ian.
After finding out that Judith was not a Sanders, he should have said more. But he seemed
uninterested.
Nydia didn't dare to pry further and decided to wait for him to reach out.
Two weeks passed.
Dylan's subsidiary was continuously causing trouble for the Raymond Corporation and Eric was
handling it all. Ian was nowhere to be found.
Eric quickly became the center of attention. He was not only attending various business negotiations
but also hanging out at local bars and clubs.
His frequent appearances contrasted with Ian's disappearance.
People started to whisper.
[Has Ian really given up on the Raymond Corporation?]
[It doesn't seem like him.]
[Maybe he's been hit hard by Maja's disappearance. Who would have thought he'd become such anovelbin
hopeless romantic? It's unheard of for someone to give up a multi-billion dollar company for a woman.]
Especially a hopeless romantic like Ian, who would give up his company worth billions for a woman. It
was unprecedented.
All eyes turned to Eric.
At the last charity gala, he seemed to have a close relationship with Maja. Now that Maja was missing,
he was constantly in the public eye. It seemed he was not really interested in Maja and his actions
were just to compete with Ian.
Patric sat amongst this crowd. There was a gentle smile on his face, but his eyes were cold.
In his mind, Eric's voice kept asking, "Did you find Maja yet?"
Over and over, incessantly.
Patric thought, "Maja, Maja! Always Maja! Couldn't the Raymond men be a bit more dignified and not
fall apart over a woman?"
He took a deep breath, ignoring the voice in his head.
After a while, Eric's voice softly echoed in his mind again, "Can you go check on Ian?"
This time, Patric scoffed.
The woman sitting next to him was startled by his sudden change in demeanor. The once gentle man
now displayed a face of mockery.
Thinking she had done something wrong, she quickly excused herself.
Patric couldn't stay any longer, afraid he might lose control because of Eric.
He left the booth and went to the restroom, punching the mirror in frustration.
"Eric, shut up! He's your brother, not mine! I want Ian dead. I want you both to disappear! The
Raymond family will be mine and mine alone."