Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 2208

A fleeting look of triumph flickered across Maggie’s face, but the moment she remembered Elsa was still there, she quickly masked it.

Elsa was only just recovering from the shock of hearing that Kerwin had passed away. Suddenly, it all made sense—why Athena had been so desperate to get her hands on that old photo album. Was it because Kerwin was gone now, and there were so few pictures left of him from when he was alive?

She stared silently at her coffee cup, lost in thought, as Maggie kept talking.

“Elsa, Athena’s in Greenfield, right?”

Maggie had never liked Athena. In fact, she despised her more than anyone else in the world. That woman from a nobody family—how dare she steal the man Maggie loved most?

“She is, but I never set up a meeting with her,” Elsa replied, her tone calm. “If you know Tyler, though, you’ll probably run into Athena soon enough.”

Tyler?

Maggie rifled through her memory. Tyler... Wasn’t he someone Marlon knew?

So, a meeting was probably inevitable.

Ever since Abner had taken over the Olson estate, Maggie had been living on edge. But her lifestyle hadn’t suffered one bit—Abner certainly wasn’t short on cash.

“Elsa, I’m getting married soon. To Marlon. You might not know him—he and Tyler run in the same circle. So I guess I really will see Athena again.”

Back in high school, Maggie had been the ringleader in bullying Athena, and the torment only stopped when Kerwin started looking out for her. Even now, Maggie’s hatred for Athena hadn’t faded. A sly smile crept onto her lips.

Elsa felt a tangle of emotions. She’d been jealous of Athena, too, once—she’d even believed those rumors that Athena had betrayed Kerwin. But after hearing that Kerwin had died, Elsa suddenly felt something closer to sympathy for Athena.

Athena used to be so quiet, so reserved—except when she was around Kerwin, when she’d light up with a smile. Now, seeing her wrapped up with Tyler, Elsa wondered if Athena had changed so much because Kerwin was gone. Maybe she just didn’t care about anything anymore.

People shouldn’t meet someone so dazzling in their youth, Elsa thought. It ruins the possibility of a normal life.

And the way Athena had sent her abusive stepfather to prison—Elsa had to admit, she admired her for that.

Elsa’s hands clenched tightly, her eyes suddenly wet. Anyone who’d ever met Kerwin—how could they not have liked him?

She remembered how she’d been hopelessly infatuated herself, back then.

But the thought of wishing Kerwin gone had never crossed her mind. He’d been too good, too bright—a person like that shouldn’t have died, especially not as a pawn in someone else’s scheme.

Elsa stayed silent, drinking slowly, letting the bitterness settle.

When Maggie finally finished, someone in an expensive car came to pick her up. She looked every bit the part of someone with power.

Elsa stood in the shadows, saying nothing, just watching as Maggie disappeared into the night.

Only when the car’s taillights had vanished did Elsa pull out her phone to text Athena.

The urge was overwhelming—she had to tell Athena the truth about Kerwin’s death.