Maja suddenly stopped talking and rubbed her temples, clearly deep in thought.
There's an old saying, "Love is blind," and right now, Beck was the perfect embodiment of that phrase. He was tangled up in his emotions, though he hadn't realized it yet.
After a moment of silence, Maja took a deep breath. "Beck, you seem pretty down. Why not go out for a drink with Tyler Bennitt and the guys? They're all out tonight, and Ian Raymond headed over early."
Beck chuckled, "Ha, even Ian's out drinking despite having a kid now. Maja, you should keep an eye on that man, make sure he doesn't get into any trouble."
Maja's lips twitched. Beck never did see eye to eye with Ian, despite how long they'd been married. He just couldn't accept Ian, always thinking he wasn't the right guy.
"Beck, just go," she encouraged.
Feeling restless and disheartened, Beck decided to head out. Staring at Maja's kids only made him feel worse, stirring up thoughts of the child he lost and what might have been.
At the bar, he pushed open the private room door and saw the familiar faces. Once, he would've greeted each one with a sarcastic comment, but today he just didn't have it in him.
But just because he wasn't looking for trouble, didn't mean trouble wasn't looking for him.
As soon as Beck sat down, Tyler started in on him. "Hey Beck, I heard you're chasing after some woman. Is it true?"
Beck frowned. He was confused about his own feelings, so how could Tyler possibly know anything about him chasing a woman? Instinctively, his eyes shifted to Ian, who pretended not to notice, lashes lowered.
Beck felt a surge of irritation. Damn Ian! Gossiping behind his back.
What did they mean, him chasing a woman? He was Mr. Beck, women chased him, not the other way around. Just a wave of his hand and they came running.
He was about to retort when Tyler continued, catching him off guard.
"A buddy of mine went down to the North American border recently. Met a couple there, quite the pair. While everyone else was busy planting corn, they were planting roses. Even in tough times, there are those kinds of people."
As Tyler spoke, his eyes were glued to Beck, not wanting to miss a single reaction.
Beck's expression shifted. Tyler clearly knew about him and Stella. But how on earth did Tyler find out, when it was all so under wraps in North America?
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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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