Chapter 1108


    She was somewhat startled, her concern for Maja escting.


    "Ian, you haven''t so much as checked up on her in the three years you''ve been abroad, and yet she


    still dotes on Holden, treating him like her very own grandfather. She couldn''t possibly harm him. If you


    can''t even trust her in this, then what kind of affection do you im to harbor? Maja hardly ever


    mentioned your affairs to me. When you two were first getting involved, I always advised her not to fall


    too deeply for you, considering the other women in your life. She assured me she wouldn''t allow herself


    to fall into that trap. But the few times we met subsequently, there was a certain sparkle in her eyes


    whenever your name was brought up, despite your numerous attempts to screw things up."


    Carol could hardly hold back her tears at the mere thought of Maja being in trouble.


    "Everything that''s happened, every incidentbined, has been your doing. How can you just decide


    to give up? Or is it that men''s affections are so fickle, easily forgotten over a few drinks? If that''s the


    case, then don''t bother pretending anymore. I''ll search for her myself. I''ll use the Miller family''s


    resources!"


    Carol was livid. She rose to leave but was stopped by Ryan.


    "Ms. Miller, that is aplicated matter."


    Ryan repeated the events of that day, emphasizing the part where Maja had thrown a venomous snake


    at Ian.


    Carol was taken aback, her worry intensifying.


    "Maja loves you. She wouldn''t want to hurt you. She must have been coerced. Shouldn''t the priority


    now be to find her? Ian, have you lost faith in yourself? Can''t you feel her affection when she looks at


    you when she talks to you?"


    Love was like warming oneself by a firece. If the love existed, one would surely feel it. It''s not


    something outsiders canprehend.


    Whether one felt it or not, the person by the firece would know best.


    Ian remained silent, sinking into the couch. His attitude infuriated Carol.


    "Forget it. I had no expectations of you anyway. Maja should never have been with you."


    He scoffed, his eyes welling up.


    "Ms. Carol, you''ve known her for years, but I''ve only known her for a short while. She used my


    brother''s birthday as a password and kept his belongings. My brother was her first love. Her college


    drafts were filled with verses rted to my brother''s name. They were deeply involved, but my brother


    died six years ago. You say Maja married into the Raymond family because I resembled my brother. Or


    was it for some other reason?"


    Carol was stunned. She had no idea about any of this.


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    She''d known Maja had someone hidden deep in her heart but never knew who.


    Now, as Ian revealed that person to be his own brother, it seemed the most usible exnation.


    Otherwise, he wouldn''t be so indifferent to Maja''s situation.


    Ryan, who''d been listening in silence, was equally taken aback.


    "Even if that''s the case, didn''t your brother pass away?"


    "He returned to life, and Maja chose to go with him. Now they''re happily together, isn''t that great?"


    His words wereced with sarcasm as he rose to head upstairs.


    "So why should I interfere? Besides, she''s not only slept with me."


    "Ian! You need evidence before making such usations! Maja is a very conservative woman. She


    was too shy to even mention that she''d spent a night with you."


    "She admitted it herself."


    Ian''s expression was one of impatience as he nced at Ryan.


    "Get her out of here. Don''t bring anyone else in the future."


    Ryan quickly stepped forward, grabbing Carol''s arm.


    "Ms. Miller, let''s go. If Maja willingly went with my cousin, then our search would be pointless. Given his


    current circumstances, he needs toy low."


    Carol''s mind was nk until the living room door closed forcefully behind her. She then shrugged off


    Ryan''s hand.


    It was impossible. Maja wasn''t the kind of woman to elope.


    The Star Movie Group still needed her. She had too many responsibilities to disappear simply.


    From Ian''s perspective, however, he wasn''t wrong.


    Feeling a headacheing on, Carol returned to the Miller family home. She had to use the Miller


    family''s resources to find Maja. Only when she asked Maja personally would she find peace.