Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 2255

Marlon knew one thing for certain: he'd been incredibly discreet about it all those years ago. Athena, a small-time actress dabbling in the entertainment industry, couldn't possibly know the truth. Even if she'd gotten tangled up with Tyler later on, everyone knew Tyler only saw her as a fleeting amusement and wouldn't risk digging into dangerous matters for her sake.

He considered two scenarios: either Athena was truly unaware and genuinely was Ms. Keller, with her and Kerwin being a tragic love story, or Athena was orchestrating everything to exact revenge for Kerwin.

A glimmer of intrigue sparked in Marlon's eyes. If it was the latter, things were about to get very interesting. Life had been too calm recently, and he welcomed the thrill of a little mischief.

Determined to get to the bottom of it, Marlon sought out Grandma Edith, hoping to understand how those two paternity tests were conducted. When he learned one used a strand of hair and the other a toothpick Athena had discarded, he fell silent. If she could fake even that, Athena was quite the mastermind.

“Marlon, I’m too old for these games,” Grandma Edith said, her voice weary. “Is there any chance what Maggie says is true?”

“It’s possible,” Marlon admitted. “But the tests you did, Grandma, they’re pretty convincing. It would be tough to fake them.”

“Oh, what a mess,” she sighed. “I just want my granddaughter back.”

“Grandma, don’t worry yourself.”

“How can I not?” Grandma Edith tapped her cane on the floor in frustration. “I’ve seen the file on Kerwin. He was truly remarkable. If Athena loved him and lost him at such a young age, who could blame her for holding on to that? He was her hero, defending her from bullies. If she doesn’t know it was you back then, she might find out while she’s with the Keller family, and then it’ll all go to hell.”

As Edith spoke, she felt a sharp pain in her chest and sank onto the couch to catch her breath. What could she do now? In her old age, she found herself wondering if this was karma for supporting Marlon in his ruthless ambition to clean up the Keller family’s affairs.

The year of the Keller family upheaval had indeed claimed many lives, but she hadn't cared, as long as Marlon could rehabilitate the family business. But now, this complication had arisen.

“Grandma, it’s also possible Athena’s identity is fake.”

“Ms. Olson, you know why we’re here. You’re going abroad, and you’re not coming back.”

Maggie’s eyes widened in shock. How had they reacted so quickly? Hadn’t Marlon even bothered to investigate Kerwin’s situation?

“Let me go! I’m part of the Olson family!”

Her protests fell on deaf ears as they sped towards the airport. Panic set in, and Maggie, drenched in sweat, frantically grabbed at the steering wheel. The car swerved erratically down the road, catching the attention of traffic patrol. Several police cars began to pursue them.

The driver scowled, realizing they’d been noticed. He attempted to change course, but the police remained hot on their trail, impossible to shake.