Ian scooped Maja into his arms, while Omar hopped into the driver’s seat and drove off.

If he hadn’t caught a glimpse of the glinting muzzle in his rearview mirror, he wouldn’t have reacted in time. Maja had been targeted, and bringing her to Ian was the safest option.

Maja, cradled in his arms, sobered quickly from the sense of weightlessness. A quick glance upward revealed a familiar jawline, and she skipped a beat.

“Put me down.”

Ian’s face still bore the mark of a slap, and he gently set her on her feet.

As she tried to walk away, he blocked her path.

“Someone just tried to kill you.”

Her steps faltered, and she found it amusing.

She stared at him, a mixture of mockery and even sarcasm in her eyes. “Do you know who tried to kill me?”

Ian remained silent, and she stepped closer.

kill me. The stab wound on Zoey’s abdomen, probably her doing. Now that Mr. Raymond has brought me into Greenfield Gardens, I guess

his face carefully, sighing in the

temper, and you can’t handle mine. Since you’ve decided to give it a shot with Judith, you should provide her with more security, so

“Maja.”

the mention of her name,

you prefer. Ian, let’s keep our dignity intact. There’s no need for this to get

continued to walk away and quickly

keeping things from me. I only got together

“Enough!”

cut him

lips pressed into a thin

trusted me! If you had any genuine feelings for me, you’d have changed your bad temper. Why should everyone else have to accommodate your feelings? If a man who is courting me took me as his wife, and

reached the entrance of Greenfield Gardens, but there were no

his heart feeling as though it

“I’ll change. I will.”

probably didn’t know what else to say. After a long moment of silence, he managed to utter these five words, his eyes reddening as he looked

“Maja, as long as you break

speaking than he

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