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.

private room tonight, it generated her intent to kill me. The stab wound on Zoey’s abdomen, probably her doing. Now that Mr. Raymond

face carefully,

can’t handle your temper, and you can’t handle mine. Since you’ve decided to give it a shot

“Maja.”

of her name,

prefer. Ian, let’s

watched as she continued to walk away and quickly

I messed up this time, but you’re also keeping things from

“Enough!”

cut him off

his lips pressed into a

If you truly loved me, you’d have listened to my explanation and 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 I openly enjoy the title. How would

but there were no taxis in sight. She had no choice but to continue

his heart feeling as

“I’ll change. I will.”

what else to say. After a long moment of silence, he managed to utter these five words, his eyes reddening as he looked

as long as you

had he finished speaking

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