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

rub on Maja's head, headed

whole body was clamoring for something, a craving that

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

to make the poison.

took a deep breath. When he

after

lan's friends arrived at

place had been given a festive makeover,

of it had lifted Maja's spirits, and she was

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

the house warmly adorned

arrived together,

Tyler blurted out, "Should I say congratulations on your

decorations were

forward, casting a quick glance at lan

The guy's got nine lives; he's not going down that

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

was keeping a tight leash on

drinks, desserts, and even

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

feeding him a piece.

his head, indicating

planning on setting a wedding date

but with Maja's pregnancy

wedding dress.

looked at Maja, letting

belly, Maja

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

that."

soon as she finished speaking,

the door, and to

arms were laden with gifts, and her eyes lit

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