Dear Ex-wife, Marry Me novel Chapter 524

Despite knowing the tablecloth was hiding the situation from the others, Maja felt really awkward.

Her one hand was injured, and the other was busy with a spoon and soup, leaving her defenseless against Ian.

She had previously spilled wine all over him, embarrassing him in front of everyone. He sure wouldn't let her off the hook, so he was out for payback now.

Maja gripped her spoon tightly, unable to swallow any more soup, fearing that someone would notice what was happening under the table.

Across the table, Nathan noticed her flushed face and quickly asked, "Maja, are you running a fever? Your face is all red."

Maja shook her head, biting her lip.

Ian was sitting on her right, his right hand also dealing with soup, his left hand resting on her leg.

From a distance, both looked perfectly normal, except for Maja's excessively flushed face.

Ian frowned as he sipped his soup.

His tongue hurt like hell.

Maja's bite had really stung, and the hot soup only made it worse.

He casually pinched her leg and leaned back, then asked Nathan, "Have you wrapped up things at Crystalbrook Valley yet?"

Nathan, surprised that Ian would ask him, quickly replied, "Not yet, but they don't need me there for the next few days. I might head there the day after tomorrow."

"Must be exhausting dealing with the construction crew, huh?"

Ian's tone was calm, his hand still resting on Maja's leg.

Nathan responded as if answering a superior's question, his demeanor formal: "It's fine; the people actually working on-site are too busy to socialize."

Ian arched an eyebrow, his finger moving further up Maja's thigh.

"I've heard that many construction workers, due to being away from home for long periods, tend to cheat. There's even a term for it: 'construction couples,' satisfying each other's needs on-site, then going home to play the good husband."

With her heart pounding, Maja paid no attention to the other three and made a beeline for the restroom.

But in reality, she didn't head for the restroom because this wasn't a high-end hotel and the restroom, used by many, wasn't clean enough.

She went out to the garden for some fresh air, feeling a little suffocated. She even took out her phone, intending to text Nathan to say she wouldn't be coming back.

But just as she took out her phone, a long, good-looking hand appeared behind her.

That very hand had been teasing her under the tablecloth in front of everyone earlier.

"Give it back to me," Maja said to him.

Ian glanced at her phone, noticing she had two SIM cards. His eyebrows raised slightly.

"Surely, you didn't give me your work number, did you?"