Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Maja's eyes suddenly brimmed with tears as she placed Beck's hand against her cheek without uttering a word.

Beck, feeling even more guilty, cleared his throat awkwardly, "I'll take care of this for you, don't worry about Queena. As long as

lan pulls through, that's what matters, right?"

The more he spoke, the less convinced he sounded.

There were two reasons for his unease, firstly, he had concealed the fact that lan was still alive, and secondly, he had let Queena

get away.

lan had been laid up for another whole day.

When he awoke, the room was bathed in sunlight.

Turning his head, he saw Maja lying beside him.

Maja was sleeping soundly, her hand tightly clutching his.

They were in the master bedroom of Greenfield Gardens, a place he knew all too well.

A wave of tenderness washed over him, and he felt little desire to get out of bed.

He tried to pull his hand free, but Maja's grip was firm, and her eyes were still red, likely from crying.

His heart ached with a mixture of pain and tenderness as he drew closer, enveloping her entirely in his embrace.

When Maja woke with a start, her immediate concern was to check on lan's health.

"I'm really okay," he insisted.

But Maja wouldn't hear of it and proceeded to give him a thorough examination right there on the bed.

His injuries had mostly healed, but the issue of being poisoned was something that wouldn't resolve anytsoon.

lan looked fine on the surface, but he was biting the inside of his cheek to carry on a normal conversation, the itch in his bones

torment, soon causing a thin sheen of sweat to form

rub on Maja's head, headed into the bathroom for a

for something, a

he would never have believed someone could be crazy enough to use her

to make the poison.

shower, he splashed his face with cold water and took a deep breath. When he

sky after a

evening, a few of lan's friends

had been given a festive makeover, ostensibly

it had lifted Maja's spirits, and she was bustling around,

and the others showed up bearing gifts, they were greeted by

inside, they found the house warmly

Fitch arrived

a moment's hesitation, Tyler blurted out, "Should I say

were indeed

and Fitch strode forward, casting a quick glance at lan to make

I tell you? The guy's got nine lives; he's not going down

invited a few artists from her company and had sent a text to Carol, though she doubted Carol

was keeping a tight leash on

with drinks, desserts, and even

Gardens hadn't been this lively in a long time, and Maja, holding a plate of fruit, stayed

feeding him a piece.

his head, indicating he couldn't bear to

you two planning on setting a

mind since he woke up, but with Maja's pregnancy showing, he was worried she wouldn't feel beautiful

wedding dress.

at Maja, letting her

belly,

is born. My belly's only going to get bigger, and I don't want

that."

she finished

went to open the door, and to everyone's surprise, Carol walked

were laden with gifts, and her eyes lit

are