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.”

wanted to portray themselves

ever–changing. Once, the more naive and innocent a woman was, the more popular she became. But in recent years, the call was for women to be strong and independent, not reliant

women’s idea of being strong and independent was to belittle other

it amusing. When lan returned, she handed him the

you wash this for me? Do you have a pocket knife? Could you slice it for me? It’s too

felt like retching at her request

were they doing right now?

And it was a two–day hike. They wouldn’t be picked up by a helicopter until the next afternoon. They were here to enjoy the

temper because Maja was being

the apple, looking

even

him, she genuinely wanted

and her words, ‘It’s too big to

explicit images filled his mind, he felt a rush of heat.

the spring. The apple was sliced and placed on a clean

makeshift fork and stuck it into the apple.

and began eating the apple

bear to watch her anymore. He needed to do something to clear his mind, so he

felt a pang of jealousy, seeing how

even behaved like this on a hike?