Dear Ex-wife Marry Me (Maja and Ian) novel Chapter 1037

Zoey was sprawled out on the couch, barely conscious, when she sensed someone entering her apartment. She soon recognized the sound of Maja's voice.

"Sent you a couple of texts, but you didn't reply. Got the spare key from your landlord. You're still running a fever, so I got a private doctor to come over."

Though Zoey was delirious with fever, she recognized Maja's goodwill.

She tried to thank her, but her throat was so sore she could barely whisper.

The doctor started her on an IV, inserting the needle into the back of her hand.

Maja looked at the frail woman on the couch. She noticed a bruise peeking out from under Zoey's nightshirt, a bruise that Zoey surely did not give herself.

Who was this man Zoey had been talking about? The man who had made her stutter and stumble over words the night before?

But since Zoey wasn't talking, Maja didn't feel it was her place to dig. This was someone else's private business, after all.

She ordered takeout and then received a phone call from Ian.

"It's Alma. Omar's still in the hospital."

Maja already knew it was Alma, but something didn't add up. How did Alma get out of jail? Who let her out?

"Ian, who let Alma out?"

"Funfly."

Suddenly, it all made sense to Maja. Behind Funfly was likely Judith. If the Sanders family was now her opponent, she stood no chance.

Ian asked, "When are you coming home?"

"Zoey's sick. I'm staying here tonight," she replied, also avoiding a potential confrontation with Ian later.

Ian thought for a moment, then said, "I can deal with Alma and Funfly."

His message was clear. Leave it all to him.

"Thank you."

She thanked him, sensing his instant displeasure. "I'll make it up to you tomorrow night," she quickly added, successfully cheering him up.

After hanging up, Maja felt like she finally had someone watching her back.

She should be a completely independent person, but Ian was by her side. If he felt his help was not needed, he would get angry.

As if she'd been injected with adrenaline, she got up to leave, arranging for a caretaker to look after Zoey.

But Zoey was stronger than Maja had expected. Upon hearing about the business takeover, she got dressed in under ten minutes.

"Mrs. Pennyfeather, my fever's gone. Thanks for taking care of me last night. From now on, my life belongs to the company."

Zoey wasn't joking. Maja was indeed the kindest person she'd ever met.

Zoey was a hard worker but somewhat timid, having grown up under her parents' oppressive education. Her mother constantly tried to marry her off, fearing Zoey would interfere with her own relationships with men.

This left Zoey feeling incredibly insecure as if she were an unwanted child.

She never dared to contact her father, who had long since started a new family.

In the past, Murray had been kind to her, and in her loneliness, she clung to him, cultivating all the qualities of a perfect wife.

She cleaned the house, did the laundry, was gentle and kind, avoided getting too close to other men, and was a great cook.

But as she found out, if a man didn’t love a woman, he just didn't. It had nothing to do with the woman.

Sometimes, men can be much more practical than women.