Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 1525

In her dream, Maja felt the warm clasp of a hand in hers.

Before hitting the hay last night, she'd planned to set an alarm, hoping to rise and shine early.

But before she knew it, she had clocked a solid five or six hours of shut-eye.

When she awoke, the hospital room was basked in sunlight.

Ian’s hand was holding hers, and with the other, he was tapping away on a keyboard, seemingly replying to a message.

Maja was momentarily dazed at the sight of his face.

It wasn't until he gave her hand a reassuring squeeze that she snapped back to reality and heard him say, “You've got a full-body check-up scheduled today. I’ll be right here with you. You feeling hungry yet?”

“Ian, you’re up?”

He let go of her hand and reached for the disinfectant wipes on the nightstand, meticulously cleaning each of her fingers.

“I've been awake for a couple of hours now. You needed the extra Zs.”

The heaviness in her heart, weighed down by thoughts of Cynthia and Augus, made it hard for Maja to go back to sleep.

Ian, fresh out of bed, had already gathered the latest intel and ruffled her hair in a comforting gesture.

“Maja, don’t sweat it. Patric’s not going down that easy. I’m sure we’ll have a lead soon enough.”

He propped a pillow behind her back, helping her to sit up.

Sitting against the pillow, her spirit lifted a bit.

They both understood that the situation with the research base had to be resolved pronto. The eyes of the world were now on Forbidden Island, but so far, no one had turned up any useful info.

The media, however, had blown the lid off Forbidden Island's existence, causing quite the stir in public opinion.

The research base linked to Forbidden Island was clearly becoming a target for all.

Ian had already booked her check-up, and he stuck by her side through each and every test.

He sounded genuinely surprised to hear from Maja, and when she asked about Zoey, he fell silent for a rare moment.

"Elvis, what’s up with Zoey?”

After a long hesitation, Elvis let out a sigh.

"It’s this whole ordeal with the Haskins family. Lately, Zoey’s been representing the company at some gala events, running into Mia. Mia always had a snide remark, leaving Zoey red-faced.”

Maja frowned, knowing full well Zoey’s mettle. A woman who’d clawed her way up from the dirt wouldn’t be fazed by a little embarrassment. Mia must have done something worse.

Worried about her friend and feeling distant, she made sure to ask Carol to check on Zoey when they spoke later.

Maybe it was just her intuition, but Carol’s tone seemed evasive too.

Despite being abroad and out of touch, Maja couldn't help but worry about her friends.

"Alright, Maja. I’ll swing by and see Zoey later, so don’t you fret. Oh, and guess what? I forgot to tell you – I'm getting hitched!”