Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 1230

As he finished speaking, a noise came from the neighboring booth.

Someone was there.

He slowly walked towards the booth, nudging the door open with his foot, only to find a sheepish-looking Ryan standing inside.

Ryan had never expected to bump into his elder cousin here.

His recent days had been pretty rough. Following his decision to pursue car racing with his friends, Maureen had frozen all his bank accounts.

Though he still had the card Ian had given him, filled with a significant amount of money.

Still, he felt he shouldn't be relying on his cousin's money anymore.

Given his current lifestyle, he couldn't afford to come to BlueSky Bar, but his business partner was entertaining here tonight. He had to join since they co-owned the racing team, and he had to be present for drinks.

But he never imagined that he'd hear his elder cousin's crazy talk from the adjacent booth.

There was clearly no one outside, and he had no idea who his cousin was talking to, his face full of ferocity.

Ryan retreated, not expecting the door to be kicked open.

He flashed an awkward smile, even running his fingers through his hair in a nervous gesture.

"Well, what a coincidence, Eric."

Patric's face darkened instantly. He'd planned to continue pretending to be gentle, but Ryan must have heard what he'd just said. Should he kill this man?

As the thought crossed his mind, there was a knock on the bathroom door, followed by a casual voice.

"Ryan, did you fall into a shithole or what?"

This was Ryan's current business partner, a black sheep of the Haskins family, who had been ousted from the family during high school due to certain reasons.

Ryan didn't bother prying into other people's secrets. They were just business partners after all.

When Patric noticed someone approaching, his ferocity faded instantly. After giving Ryan a deep look, he left.

Ryan let out a breath of relief, patting his chest lightly.

The casual guy leaned against the doorframe, raising an eyebrow as Patric walked past him.

He then saw Ryan emerge from the booth, looking terrified, and burst into laughter.

"Are you serious?"

He put an arm around Ryan's shoulder in a buddy-buddy fashion.

Ryan had been hanging out with him recently, sharing drinks and stories.

"Why wouldn't I be serious? You don't know how terrifying my cousin is."

As they walked out arm in arm, Ryan stopped abruptly upon seeing Maureen.

Maureen was here for a business engagement. Ever since Patric joined the Raymond Corporation, she had been summoned back.

"There's no point going to find him now. He's not seeing anyone these days. Tsk, all for a woman, what a shame."

Maureen never liked Maja. Seeing Ian in such a pathetic state over a woman she disapproved of was irritating.

Ryan quickly left, not wanting to hear any more.

At some point, he felt irritated just by seeing his own mother.

As he walked out the front door, he saw his business partner waiting. The man casually slung an arm over his shoulder.

"Your mother is quite fierce."

Ryan rolled his eyes at him, "Not everyone is as free and easy as you."

"If you don't want to be controlled, just do like me and cut off ties with your family."

Ryan gave him a once-over at this remark.

"You sure did cut ties with the Haskins family, and I've always been curious about why you were kicked out. As far as I know, you're their only son, and with a cousin like Fitch, you had everything you wanted in Greenfield. But you never returned after being kicked out of the Haskins family all those years ago."

"It's due to some personal issues."

The casual voice turned serious, "You'll find out eventually."

"I'd rather not. The Raymond family is chaotic enough. I don't need to get involved in your family's affairs."