Dear Ex-wife, Marry Me novel Chapter 1762

As she awaited word from Fitch, she had Ian taken to Greenfield Gardens and made a point to scrutinize every individual there.

No one raised her suspicions, so she turned to Jeff.

"Who did he meet with today?"

Jeff recounted the day's encounters.

Maja settled calmly onto the couch. If it was Bernard, there was no cause for concern.

What step had gone awry?

She called for Beck.

"Beck, when you guys were searching over in Cania, did you come across a man who looked a lot like Ian? My first night in Cania, some guy posing as Ian came to pick me up. He bore a striking resemblance to Ian. Lately, there haven't been any suspicious characters around me, and I've almost got the measure of everyone else. It's just that man; I still don't know which side he's playing for."

And with the research facility's affairs being a thing of the past, it was odd that the man's faction hadn't made a move.

Was it because they had already acted, or because they hadn't?

With the enemy in the shadows and them in the light, they needed to get to the bottom of this.

"I've never seen this man, but considering you were almost fooled, he must look a lot like Ian. Was he targeting you?"

"Yeah, he tried to whisk me away, but Ian called me just in time, and I realized it was a sham."

Beck's expression darkened. Someone that could pass for Ian was a serious threat. What if this person used Ian's identity to carry out some plot?

"Maja, what's your take on this?"

Maja led Beck upstairs to the bedroom where Ian lay on the bed.

"How's Dad doing? Is he better?"

"Much better. He's up and walking now, keeps asking about you. But he gets winded after just a few steps, can't fly yet. I figured we'd let him recuperate, and once he's stronger, he can come over."

Maja nodded, her gaze shifting back to Ian's peaceful face.

The doctor said he'd been enduring a lot lately.

She'd just asked Jeff and learned that Ian hadn't been sleeping at night, tormented in the small hours by whatever plagued him.

"Also, Beck, have someone check on Phil and Philip. Since the earthquake, they've been missing. I've got a hunch they're not so easy to kill."

"We're on it, but no leads yet. Philip is a cautious man after all."

Maja tucked Ian's hand under the blanket and patted it gently, "Then we wait and see who's coming to take Ian."