His mind abruptly flashed back to the scenes of the two of them quietly working in this study. The only sound in the room was the tapping of the keyboard.
In the middle of a meeting, he would often turn his head and see her, propped up by one hand, staring quietly at the documents with a cool and obedient demeanor.
His heart felt as if it had just been singed, and his fist clenched tightly.
The events of this morning were absurd. Since waking up, he had spent the entire afternoon feigning calm.
He had already been used as a stand-in, and didn't want to make a further fool of himself.
Now, in the quiet of the night, he felt a dull ache in his heart as he looked at everything before him.
He slowly settled into her chair and leaned on the desk.
Her chair was a bit smaller than his.
Despite her calm demeanor, she had a fondness for the cute things often loved by young girls, so the cushion on her chair was pink.
She had picked out the design herself online. Worried that it would take too long to arrive, Ian had Jeff buy one from the store. In less than an hour, it was in front of her.
She used it that night, praising the softness of the cushion and even asked if he wanted one.
He could never want such a pink thing.
Ian laid his head on the desk, his breathing became heavy, and after a short while, his shoulders began to shake slightly.
Outside in the corridor, the servants were still busy throwing everything away.
Maja curled up on the couch by the window. The window was open.
To prevent her from escaping, Patric had the window barred with several steel rods.
She could feel the night wind but could only extend one hand out.
The wind blew on her cheeks, causing her forehead to bead with sweat.
Her throat hurt, a burning pain, as if something was searing inside.
She overheard Dylan and Patric's conversation. Dylan wanted to render her mute.
Since drinking that concoction, her throat had swollen to the point where she could no longer speak.
Maja's nose stung, and tears began to roll down her cheeks.
Why did all this happen to her? Why couldn't they be together when they were in love?
"Maja, do you remember the jellyfish seal you got in Crystalbrook Valley? Lillian didn't have time to tell you everything before she left, but you should have an intuition that this seal isn't ordinary. BK, as the top-ranked organization and a hidden family, chose you. The previous saint, your adoptive mother, was Lillian."
Maja's hands gripped the steel bars tightly, her body frozen as if she had been hit by a stunning spell.
The man's voice continued on the other side.
"That's a world you don't understand at all. So before you enter, you have to let go of all your desires, anger, and ignorance. Lillian didn't die, she disappeared. But you were too young to touch those things at that time. You were brought up by her as a successor, nurtured to be tough, and sometimes those who have gone through suffering can be more ruthless than others."
Maja opened her mouth. There were so many questions she wanted to ask. But when Lillian was mentioned, she suddenly closed her mouth.
She always said that Lillian was the best person in the world to her, and taught her a lot.
But Lillian had died and left a lonely grave.
Now this Mr. K was telling her that Lillian wasn't dead?
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The readers' comments on the novel: Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja)
Author, would you story about Ryan settling down and another story on Eric regaining his body and memories back from Patrick, and Eric also settling down as I find it so disheartening for him to have gone through what he went through at the research institute, and I'll like for him to get his "golden boy" life back though, not at the detriment of Ian....
When will the author update to finish Beck's story? What about Dylan and Tyler's love lives? Also, I'll like the author to write on Wilma and Elvis ending up together as she was quite persistent in pursuing him. And Shawn's story, Cornelia Sullivan and Omar Casson. Also, a little write-up on Jeff (Ian's assistant) love life, too. Thanks, author for updating....
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What is wrong that the author has not updated this novel in over a month or is there somewhere else that I can continue reading the novel from chapter 1951 upwards? Do tell, please. Thanks....
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Author, why are there no updates after almost 2 weeks? What's going on with the updates,Author? Do update soon....
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Playing too much with my emotions. It’s been 9 days and no updates. What is going on with Fitch and Zoey?...
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