"I'm coming with you."
As the words left her lips, Beck and Ian both reached for her wrist simultaneously.
"No way."
Beck, a member of the Sanders family, knew all too well the precarious state of the family affairs. With their father incapacitated and shares having been transferred to what everyone considered an outsider, showing up tonight was an invitation to criticism and malice that rivaled even York's.
But York was just a hothead who caused trouble in the open.
Beck took a deep breath. "You head back with Ian for now. Stay out of the Sanders' business for a bit. Grandpa and Grandma are understanding folks, but Dad's been looking for you on the down-low for years. Hell, I only found out recently myself, and I bet the old folks are clueless. So, those transfer documents—having them is like being a sitting duck with a priceless gem."
Maja's brow furrowed with concern. What would happen to Beck and Dylan if she didn't show up at the Sanders' gathering? Could they withstand the sneers and jeers that were sure to come?
Beck gave her a gentle push towards Ian.
"Aren't there more pressing matters for you to attend to? I'm counting on Dad to wake up soon, and finding that antidote is on you now. Sorry, Maja, for dragging you into this mess with the Sanders."
Ian wrapped his arm around Maja, ushering her into the car.
Maja was beside herself with worry, but Ian rested a hand on her belly.
"I don't like the idea of leaving you in North America alone, but I'm even less keen on taking you to that place. You're pregnant, for heaven's sake. No fooling around."
Maja looked down at her stomach, falling silent.
Just as Ian was about to start the car, the chime of her phone broke the silence—an unfamiliar text message.
[Come over with Beck. We'd like to see you.]
No need for guesses—it was clearly the doing of the two elder Sanders.
Unfamiliar with the old grudges of the Sanders family, Maja knew an audience was non-negotiable when a direct summon came from Beck's grandparents.
She rolled down the window and showed the message to Beck.
"No getting out of it. Get in."
Beck's expression turned grave.
The villa was a sight of chaos—wreaths around the perimeter, puddles on the ground, a total mess that was enough to fray anyone's nerves.
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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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