Dear Ex-wife Marry Me

She’d tried so hard not to step on his toes–wasn’t that enough?

Maja kept quiet, her head down.

The kidnapper hung up and kicked her.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, did you hear that? You’re worth nothing to your husband.”

A rough hand grabbed her hair, forcing her to look up.

The man studying her face swallowed hard.

“Damn, she is a looker. How can lan not appreciate such beauty?”

He hoisted her up, shoved a sack over her head, stuffed a rag–into her mouth, and carried her into the factory.

Inside, Carlene was also bagged, but her mouth wasn’t gagged. She was crying.

“Let me go! Let me go!”

“What are you idiots waiting for? Let’s scram! lan’s going to be here any minute; you want to stick around and get killed?” The man carrying Maja shouted. He’d been cocky on the phone with lan, but that was all for the two million ransom.

They’d never seen that much money–enough to make them risk it all, even death.

But given the chance, who would choose to kick the bucket?

Maja was swallowed by the massive sack, which was pitch black inside.

she could tell they were retreating. Besides Carlene’s sobs, the roar of a helicopter was clear.

they even had

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Maja. Having seen her beauty,

head and ripped her

eyes widened in terror as he leaned

another kidnapper stormed in. “Are you really ready to die

Maja cursed and shoved her

Otherwise, I would’ve killed you.”

torch and threw it inside:

hay, clearly prepared in advance.

fire touched the

after the kidnappers left, lan kicked

“lan, lan!”

shaking and hid under

busy trying to put out the fire, but there was too much hay and the smoke was thick.

into his arms.

her cheeks, collapsed into his arms.

icy as

Neil and the police had arrived.

panting every few steps. Seeing lan, he blurted

where’s

hadn’t seen Maja inside.

in lan’s arms,