Chapter 325

The atmosphere in the office was tense even after Elder Master Goldmann had left. Nolan pulled a packet of cigarettes out of his drawer. It had been a long time since he last smoked, but he did not know why he had an urge to smoke right now. He clasped the cigarette between his lips and lit it up with a lighter. He rose to his feet and walked up to the floor-to-ceiling window. He took a long drag and held the cigarette between his fingers. It went without saying that he hated those people who had killed his mother to the core. However, had it not been for his great-grandfather, his mother wouldn’t have gotten caught up in it. Even if the de Arma family was the main culprit, he knew that Maisie had nothing to do with them. He allowed himself to get drowned in his own memories while the cigarette continued to burn in between his fingers. He tapped ash into the ashtray, and he figured that he should keep this matter a secret from Maisie. … Rowena was splashing herself with cold wate