Dear Ex-wife Marry Me (Maja and Ian) novel Chapter 422

Chapter 422 

She’d tried so hard not to step on his toes–wasn’t that enough? 

Maja kept quiet, her head down. 

The kidnapper hung up and kicked her. 

“Ms. Pennyfeather, did you hear that? You’re worth nothing to your husband.” 

A rough hand grabbed her hair, forcing her to look up. 

The man studying her face swallowed hard. 

“Damn, she is a looker. How can lan not appreciate such beauty?” 

He hoisted her up, shoved a sack over her head, stuffed a rag–into her mouth, and carried her into the factory. 

Inside, Carlene was also bagged, but her mouth wasn’t gagged. She was crying. 

“Let me go! Let me go!” 

“What are you idiots waiting for? Let’s scram! lan’s going to be here any minute; you want to stick around and get killed?” The man carrying Maja shouted. He’d been cocky on the phone with lan, but that was all for the two million ransom. 

They’d never seen that much money–enough to make them risk it all, even death. 

But given the chance, who would choose to kick the bucket? 

Maja was swallowed by the massive sack, which was pitch black inside. 

But she could tell they were retreating. Besides Carlene’s sobs, the roar of a helicopter was clear. 

These kidnappers were serious; they even had a chopper ready. 

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The last one to leave was the guy who’d carried Maja. Having seen her beauty, he felt like leaving without doing something was a waste. 

He removed the sack from Maja’s head and ripped her clothes off. 

Maja’s eyes widened in terror as he leaned in to kiss her. 

But another kidnapper stormed in. “Are you really ready to die for a piece of ass?” 

The man in front of Maja cursed and shoved her away. 

“Screw you! Lucky you. Otherwise, I would’ve killed you.” 

He lit a torch and threw it inside: 

The room was filled with hay, clearly prepared in advance. 

The moment the fire touched the hay, it blazed. 

Just a few minutes after the kidnappers left, lan kicked the door open. He’d heard Carlene’s cries. 

“lan, lan!” 

Carlene was shaking and hid under a sack. 

lan’s bodyguards were busy trying to put out the fire, but there was too much hay and the smoke was thick. 

lan swept Carlene into his arms. 

Carlene, with handprints on her cheeks, collapsed into his arms. 

lan’s face was icy as he carried her out. 

By then, Neil and the police had arrived. 

Neil was panting every few steps. Seeing lan, he blurted out a question. 

“Mr. Raymond, where’s Maja?” 

Ian frowned. He hadn’t seen Maja inside. 

When Neil saw Carlene in lan’s arms, he was consumed by rage. 

lan ignored him. “My men should have put out the fire. If anyone was inside, they should be fine.” 

Neil was shaking, watching Carlene cry in lan’s arms. 

He limped towards the factory.