Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 2299

Marlon grabbed a knife from the table, not bothering to give Athena any warning. The blade pierced her skin, deftly removing the tracker embedded within. The sight was gruesome, with bits of flesh and blood staining the metal.

Athena, tough as nails, didn't make a sound. Her forehead was slick with sweat, and her lips were pressed into a tight line, as if she might pass out at any moment.

Just a few days ago, she'd battled a high fever, and her body still hadn't fully recovered.

Marlon wasn't in the mood for any gentle gestures. He casually sprayed some antiseptic on the wound and then unceremoniously tossed her into the car parked nearby.

Because of the tracker, Tyler, who was all the way in Greenfield, noticed Athena's signal vanish abruptly.

When he heard that Marlon was alive and had brazenly taken out government agents, his face went pale.

Had Marlon kidnapped Athena?

She was the one person who had dealt Marlon the biggest blow of his life, and Tyler knew Marlon wouldn't let her off easily.

Tyler immediately headed to the last known location of the tracker, while the police launched a massive manhunt for Marlon.

Marlon had become a most-wanted fugitive, with law enforcement nationwide eager to capture him, and the government on high alert to prevent him from escaping the country.

Tyler was a bundle of nerves, feeling like his head might explode. But the last known location of the tracker was deep in a forest—a dense, untouched wilderness. It would require a substantial police presence to comb through it.

Over a thousand officers ventured into the woods, with helicopters patrolling from above.

The authorities had cast a wide net, just waiting for any sign of Marlon.

Tyler, exhausted and red-eyed, listened to Ian's voice over the phone and suddenly blurted out, "Ian, what if she's dead? What do I do then?"

Ian had no idea how to respond to that. Everyone knew Tyler was obsessed with Athena, to the point where he couldn't even recognize himself.

If Athena were dead, the consequences were unimaginable.

The crucial piece of information Ian had uncovered was that Kerwin’s heart had been transplanted into Tyler. Ian was terrified that Tyler might learn this truth, or worse, that someone might blurt it out to him, so he hurried to join Fitch in finding Tyler.

For now, Tyler was in the dark, but if he ever discovered the truth, it would devastate him.

He already felt he couldn't measure up to someone who was gone, and if he learned that his second chance at life was thanks to Kerwin, it would crush him more than anything else.