Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 1505

The car sped through the night; all around the landscape was illuminated by bursts of flames and punctuated by the echo of distant sobs.

Patrick had single-handedly turned the entirety of Inner Island into a living hell.

Maja leaned into Ian's embrace, feeling the rise and fall of his chest, her eyes stinging with unshed tears.

Ian held her in silence, his hand gently patting her back in a soothing rhythm.

They reached the spot where Oliver had been waiting for them, and found him standing in the yard, staring into the fiery horizon.

His eyes went wide with shock at the sight of Ian.

"Man, I thought you were a goner!"

He rushed forward, and upon seeing that Ian was unscathed, he let out a sigh of relief.

Ian glanced skyward, and Oliver followed his gaze.

Helicopters were swarming above, but their allegiance was unknown.

"Oliver, get in the car. We're running out of time."

Without hesitation, Oliver swung open the car door and hopped in.

Chaos reigned in Inner Island, and as a result, the road to Outer Island was eerily deserted.

Ian floored the accelerator and barreled through all the checkpoints, leaving them in tatters.

When the roadblocks crumbled, those who had longed to venture into Middle Island or Inner Island saw their chance, and swarmed toward the breach.

The citizens of Outer Island were desperate to get into Middle Island, and those from Middle Island were aimed for Inner Island.

The once empty streets were now teeming with a mass of people rushing inward, as though the apocalypse was nigh.

Oliver, sitting by the window, watched the desperate crowd with a cynical smile.

"It's like a siege, isn't it? Those outside want in, and those inside are dying to get out."

He closed his eyes after speaking.

Ian parked at the South District Mental Hospital.

Someone was already there waiting for them and quickly led them inside.

As the door opened, a dozen or so people in white coats were bound and sitting on the floor.

He held Maja and turned to leave.

The lock on Cynthia's ankle couldn't be picked; it had to be broken by force. But as she was being helped out of the basement, she suddenly collapsed as if struck by a blow.

Ian had walked a few steps before realizing no one was following. He turned around, only to find Cynthia and the two guards sprawling on the floor.

Frowning, he was at a loss as to what had happened.

It was then that Maja spoke, "I heard the sound of electricity leaking."

Ian carefully set her down, "I'll go check."

Maja couldn't move at all, so she just blinked her eyes.

But when her gaze fell upon the woman lying on the ground, her heart clenched tight.

Who had locked Cynthia here, robbed her of her sight, and rendered her deaf?

Her heart ached with pain, yet her eyes remained fixed on the fallen trio.

Outside, the sounds of explosions were still heard at intervals; Outer Island was descending into chaos. They were running out of time.