Dear Ex-wife Marry Me

Chapter 1076

Maja was comfortably perched on a flat rock while lan went off in search of a mountain spring to clean the wild mushrooms he’d collected.

The moment he left, the other women shot Maja dirty looks.

“Why even bother to hike if you’re just going to be carried? Do you even know what hiking is? Every woman here is more accomplished and refined than you, yet you’re the one being carried by a man.”

Maja was still holding a wild apple, which lan had picked for her along the way. He had mentioned that the tree was known for its fruit–bearing. but one had to be lucky to taste its yield.

She tossed the apple in her hand, turning to the woman who had spoken out.

“If you’re jealous of me being carried by lan, why don’t you just ask him to carry you next time?”

The woman was fuming. She looked around to see the last group of hikers arriving and sneered.

“Even Ms. Sanders, who is unwell, managed to walk here on her own. When lan eventually tires of you, let’s see which man would indulge your capricious nature.”

Maja was about to retort when the other women chimed in.

“Exactly, you’re not even a big deal. Once lan’s done with you, you won’t even dare show your face around us.”

“A woman should always be independent.”

belittling Maja, they wanted to portray themselves

she became. But in recent years, the call was for women to be strong

independent was to belittle other women to elevate themselves. What kind of strength

found it amusing. When lan returned, she handed him the

Do you have a pocket knife? Could you slice it for

felt like retching

doing right now?

were here to enjoy the scenery and nature. A simple wash would suffice for the apple, yet she insisted lan slice it for

to lose his temper because Maja was

lan took the apple, looking

at him, even licking her

trying to seduce him, she genuinely wanted the apple.

and her words, ‘It’s

mind, he felt a rush of heat.

The apple was sliced and placed on a clean leaf

stick into a makeshift

leaf and began eating the apple with

something to clear his mind, so he grabbed

pang of jealousy, seeing how

this on a hike?