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

soon causing a thin sheen of sweat to form on his

on Maja's head, headed into the

for something,

the truth, he would never have believed someone could be crazy enough to

to make the poison.

cold water and took a deep breath. When he stepped out, he appeared as serene

after a

evening, a few of lan's friends arrived at

a festive makeover, ostensibly

sight of it had lifted Maja's spirits, and she was bustling around, ignoring lan's attempts to slow her

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

inside, they found the house

arrived together, each carrying

out,

were

casting a quick glance at lan to make sure he was alright before starting

guy's got nine lives;

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

was keeping a tight

laden with drinks, desserts, and

time, and Maja, holding a

feeding him a piece.

shook his head, indicating he couldn't bear

setting a

up, but with Maja's pregnancy showing, he

wedding dress.

he looked at Maja, letting

belly,

until after the baby is born. My belly's only going to get bigger, and I don't want to wear

that."

as she finished speaking, the doorbell

the door, and to everyone's surprise, Carol

her eyes lit up when she

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