Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 964

Brushing off the remnants of her coffee, Maja turned to face Maureen.

The older woman's gaze was filled with animosity, as every piece of information she had about Maja was tinged with negativity.

In her eyes, it was Maja who had ruined Ian, causing him to abandon his duties, and bringing about the downfall of the Raymond family. Maja was like a harbinger of doom that had befallen the Raymond family.

Seeing her son sneaking out to meet Maja had driven Maureen to a state of rage that she had difficulty soothing.

Maja had wanted to retort. Those parents who claimed to love their children were often the ones causing them the most pain without even realizing it, using familial love as their shield.

She had a barrage of retorts at the ready, but in the end, only voiced one.

"Ms. Raymond, if you truly care about Ryan, you should see how upset he is right now."

Maureen stiffened, as if Maja's words had struck a nerve.

She didn’t dare to turn her head to see Ryan’s expression, only watching silently as Maja picked up her bag, politely paid the $10 bill, and left.

Maja didn’t say anything else, but that single sentence weighed heavily on Maureen like a bombshell, leaving her unable to react.

She could tell that Ryan was about to leave too. So, she hurriedly tried to say something, but Ryan's retreating figure was resolute, and he wasn’t going to stop.

Left alone, Maureen sat on the nearby leather chair, her face growing pale.

Once in her car, Maja looked through the window to see Ryan following her.

He knocked on the car window.

The window rolled down.

"Penny, I'm sorry."

"Ryan, it's not your fault; you don’t have to apologize for that."

Ryan lowered his head, seemingly having matured overnight. He used to be impulsive and flamboyant, but suddenly he seemed to be more reserved.

Maja thought that Ryan might be the one most affected by the turmoil within the Raymond family.

He had merely taken his girlfriend out of the country for a vacation, only to return and find out that everything had changed.

Ryan was actually devastated. He had witnessed his favorite cousin, Ian, being taken away. If Ian wasn’t rescued, he would never reappear in their lives.

At that point, the entire Raymond family was under Dennis' control, who held the most shares and could do as he pleased.

"Mr. Raymond, we're also investigating Holden's case, but we haven't found any leads. Has your team found anything?"

Ian shook his head, remaining silent for a while before finally speaking.

"I want to know what kind of project my brother was involved in."

The man cautiously looked around the room, which had no surveillance cameras.

"The case your brother was involved in wasn't handled by us. Fitch should've told you this. Your brother was sent overseas where a secret human experiment was taking place. They hoped he'd bring back some data of that experiment. But on the day he was supposed to return, there was an explosion. His body was never found after that."

"My brother is still alive!"

Ian leaned back in his chair as he continued, "So I need you to investigate what this human experiment involved. My grandfather's disappearance is likely connected to my brother."

The man furrowed his eyebrows, his face filled with surprise. It took him a while before he finally said, "Mr. Raymond, this won't be easy to investigate. Everything involving your brother is highly classified. Only a few high-ranking officers know about his files."

Ian lowered his head, his fingertips tapping lightly on the sofa.

"What if he's still alive but has changed sides?"

The man jumped, "We can't just speculate about that."