Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 1038

Maja touched her forehead, realizing the fever had indeed subsided.

"Zoey, are you sure you don't want to stay home and rest? I'm a businessman, and I really need you to come back to the office with me, but work comes second to your health."

"Mr. Pennyfeather, I'm fine now."

Seeing she was insistent, Maja dropped the subject, and they hurried off to the office.

In the following week, Maja barely returned home. The few times she did, she saw Ian waiting for her at their shared townhouse, Rosewood Manor.

She was too busy, however. She'd grab a few clothes, peck him on the cheek, and leave him to go to sleep alone.

Ian went from understanding to silence after being persistently neglected for a week.

The last time she returned to Rosewood Manor, Ian wasn't there.

She was too swamped to look for him, and when she tried calling him, he didn't pick up.

She considered driving to his office at Raymond Corporation, but her own executives phoned her to hurry back for a meeting.

Nowadays, she only had half an hour of free time each day, the bare minimum to grab a bite.

By the time she reflected on her relationship with Ian, they hadn't been in touch for three days.

Maja was about to call Jeff to check on Ian when the company receptionist called her.

"Mr. Pennyfeather, your biological parents have come to the office. They'd like to see you."

Maja thought she had misheard.

The receptionist sounded quite shaken.

"They said they have your birth certificate, Mr. Pennyfeather. Would you like to come down?"

Maja recalled a conversation with Phelps about her past. She had never done a thorough investigation because she had accepted Lillian as her mother and feared the truth about her abandonment.

And now her birth parents had shown up.

She quickly ended the call and headed down to the reception. There, she saw a modestly dressed man and woman.

"Maja, we've been looking for you for so long. You can't deny us. Your brother needs you."

Maja remained silent as the receptionist brought some water.

"My brother?"

"Yes, our son. He came to Greenfield to work a few years ago and was wrongfully convicted. He's facing ten years in prison. Maja, you're a CEO now. You can help get him out, right? He's in his twenties and still single. The girl's family looks down on us for being poor. We can't afford a dowry. As his sister, you'd be willing to help, right?"

After Clara finished speaking, Drew tugged at her sleeve.

"Let's wait for the DNA results before discussing these matters."

But Clara held onto Maja's hand, her words seemingly earnest but laden with greed.

"If you could provide us with steady jobs, that would be great too. Let us work at your company. When I gave birth to you, I lost a lot of blood. After you were stolen, I almost died."

Drew nodded in agreement. "That's true. Your mother almost passed away because of you."

Maja listened to their back-and-forth, watching as they nearly divvied up her entire fortune.