Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 2292

The ship continued to drift aimlessly across the sea, with no clear destination in sight.

Tyler urged her to return, but Athena refused, so he simply stayed with her in silence.

Athena was clearly not doing well. Whatever she was thinking about, it was causing her to be sick repeatedly.

Tyler entertained a naive thought—could she be pregnant?

But Athena seemed to read his mind, smirking, "I'm on the pill every day."

Pregnancy was out of the question.

Tyler's hopeful expression faded, and she twisted the knife further.

"Even if I were pregnant, who's to say it's yours and not Marlon's?"

Her words reminded Tyler of his past mistakes. Karma, he thought. This was his reckoning.

He had set the ship to return to shore and had no desire to argue with her over something so trivial.

Athena sat on the deck, clothes damp, unmoving, like a statue.

Tyler didn't try to convince her otherwise. With two hours until they reached the coast and the vast, dark sea stretching endlessly around them, it was easy for one's spirits to sink.

So he turned on the ship's lights and fetched a fresh set of clothes. Without asking, he stripped off her wet clothes and helped her into dry ones.

Athena remained silent throughout.

Marlon's once iron grip on the family had kept dissenters at bay. But with his disappearance, rumors circulated—had Marlon met a grim fate? Was he lost forever?

Grandma Edith, frail and bedridden, issued a request.

"Find Athena and bring her to the Keller estate. The government's actions suggest a storm is coming for us. My grandson must be caught up in something; this is clearly targeting the family. I have something to give Athena; it's the least we owe her."

Athena, now back in Greenfield with Tyler, was unaware of the significance of her return.

She had never liked that place, nor the sea. With vengeance achieved, she felt aimless, uninterested in reconnecting with anyone.

Tyler stayed by her side, hoping to engage her in video games. There were plenty of fun co-op games, but Athena remained secluded in the bedroom, unwilling to step out, locked in her own world.

It wasn't until a messenger from the Keller family arrived, bearing a request from Grandma Edith, that she considered venturing out.