Dear Ex-wife Marry Me

Chapter 1023

“Maja, lan began. The first time we ended up in bed together, I figured you were married. I mean, wasn’t it naive of me to think you hadn’t yet done the deed with your husband? When I returned from abroad, and we began our affair, I questioned if I was your first. You admitted you were married. Naturally, I would assume you’ve been with your husband hundreds of times. But that didn’t contradict my desire to sleep with you. My sense of morality wasn’t that strong.”

His hand gripped hers, a long pause before he added, “I was angry because I thought you were a flirt. This perception was my default. I felt you willingly entangled with other men, which made me seem insignificant to you. Naturally, I was upset.”

Ian had never spoken these words to anyone before. He lowered his lashes, his grip on hér hand tightening.

“It took me a long time to realize my feelings for you. Don’t break up with me.”

Maja felt as if the air around her had been stripped away as he spoke, leaving her breathless.

lan seemed like such a lonely person, needing someone by his side.

But his pride wouldn’t allow him to open his heart to anyone.

Maja realized that he had grown up in an environment where he was overlooked. The Raymond family preferred the rumored prodigal son, Eric. Her heart ached at the revelation, and the guilt of betraying him seemed to disappear.

She grabbed his hand tightly.

lan kissed the back of her hand,

“If you don’t want me to confront him, then I won’t. Not because I don’t despise him, but because I want to heed your words.” Maja was left speechless.

a terrible person, especially in bed, full of dirty

was sex, but his thoughts were incredibly delicate.

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noticed the marks on her, but he didn’t

her as she fumbled

all those conversations were him covering for

“lan.”

thought she understood him. Other times it felt

the

restaurant into the GPS, then took a napkin and dabbed at

should go eat first.”

then did Maja realize she

napkin, drying

“Okay.”

the time they reached the restaurant, she

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up to lan like this before, and he had never earnestly asked her not to leave him. The feeling of unworthiness she had harbored

they entered the restaurant, she spotted Beck sitting

took lan’s hand and led

“Mr. Sanders.”