Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 1668

“Tobias!”

Queena rushed into the house, grabbing Tobias by the arm and pulling him outside in a hurry.

“What are you doing at my place?”

Tobias' gaze couldn’t help but fall on the man lying in the bed.

The man was in bad shape, looking worse off than the heartthrob back at his own place, but he was strikingly handsome even just lying there. Tobias couldn’t help but wonder what he’d look like with his eyes open.

“Queena, who’s this guy?”

He hadn’t seen Queena in five years. When he was six, she went abroad for her studies, the only one from the village to do so, and not just for any degree, but for a master’s – she was the pride of the village.

“He’s a friend, Tobias. You can’t tell anyone he's here, okay? It’s our little secret.”

Tobias nodded, “Got it. Is he your boyfriend or something?”

A hint of blush crept onto Queena’s face, “It’s complicated.”

Tobias burst into a grin, “Aha, you’ve got the hots for him! Don’t worry, my lips are sealed.”

“But what did you come here for?”

“The good-looking guy at my place is in trouble; his wound reopened. You gotta come check it out.”

Queena nudged him out the door, “Alright, just wait outside for a sec, I’ll be right there.”

She closed the door behind her and returned to the inner room.

A small window was the only source of light, but it let in enough sunshine to reveal the man’s features clearly.

Anyone else might recognize him - it was Ian.

Queena checked his forehead for fever.

The fever had broken, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she found herself staring at his face, lost in thought. Bringing him here had been a harrowing journey.

First a helicopter ride, then a smuggler's boat, followed by a dinghy to her hometown.

The moment his face appeared on the research facility’s screen, she was smitten.

She had watched him, hidden in the shadows, as he sparred with Experiment No. 8.

When the earthquake struck, she instinctively grabbed his hand without a second thought.