Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

He took a few steps closer, noticing that Maja didn’t look away, so he leaned in.

“Actually, I’m quite a sight when I play ball.”

His breath brushed against her ear as he spoke, tickling her slightly.

Maja had once heard Holden mentioning how rebellious Ian was in his mid-teens, full of fight and the brightest star in any gathering.

Unfortunately, she never got the chance to see it.

Quietly, she used her elbow to push his approaching body away slightly. Only when the boy was wiping his sweat off with a towel, surrounded by a group of people, did she call out, “Barton.”

Barton had his school uniform hooked on his fingertips. After wiping his sweat, he put it on neatly and zipped it up, returning to his usual aloof demeanor.

But he recognized Maja, “What’s up?”

Maja glanced at the time, “You guys still have twenty minutes before class. Can you spare me ten? I want to have a chat with you.”

Barton had been scouted before, but he wasn’t interested.

“No need.”

“It’s about Coral. I’m her business partner. You probably don’t know much about her work, do you?”

She instantly hit a nerve.

and he heard Maja say to Ian, “Don’t follow us. Either

silent, standing in front of the basketball net,

boy, pointing to a chair in the

the passing students looked at them curiously, some even greeted Barton with a

the chair, Maja cut straight to the

know about your feelings

question hit Barton like a

just a moment ago was suddenly flustered, his breathing

once, and

me your grades have been slipping recently. She’s upset about it, so she hurried back from abroad. I made a deal

hand gripping his left, popping

stopped there, not rushing

minutes, he finally took a deep breath, “I’ll get her to accept your

“What about your grades?”

stood up, sizing up this woman, his tone unfriendly, “I tanked

this brief

edges were

humility was only shown in front

weren’t for Maja mentioning Coral right off the

with a smile, “Thanks

this woman. She was too

he hid

his lips but didn’t say