Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 2274

As he stepped out of the police station, Tyler finally allowed himself a cigarette. He stood there, lost in thought, wishing he could convince Athena to let go of her obsession with avenging Kerwin. Life, after all, was the most precious thing.

Otherwise, she'd end up like Lindsay and her brother.

Athena was tangling with the Keller family, and her fate would likely be even worse than Lindsay's. Lindsay's situation was a cautionary tale.

Tyler felt a pounding headache as he stood outside the station for so long that his legs began to go numb. He'd always been part of the upper crust, never really experiencing the complexities of human nature or the coldness of the world. But Lindsay's situation taught him that some things didn't need explaining. If the person involved believed it was worth it, then it truly was.

Yet, Tyler was weary. All he wanted was to be with Athena, but her heart was too heavy, filled with too much hatred.

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Athena saw the news on TV. She recognized the victim of the car accident as Lindsay's brother and was both worried and puzzled. Why was Lindsay's brother in Greenfield?

She immediately called Marlon, expressing her desire to go out for a while.

Marlon, however, was wary. He kept a tight rein on her, fearing she'd run into Tyler's people and everything would unravel, ruining the game for him. Thus, he refused.

But a few hours later, Athena called again, her voice trembling with tears.

"I think I saw someone from high school on the news. I've remembered some things. She killed someone, Marlon. I need to see her. What should I do? How could she kill someone?"

First her brother's death, then Lindsay's murder charge. Plus, the victim was Maggie.

Athena wasn't naive. It didn't take much to deduce that her brother's death was likely linked to Maggie. Lindsay probably killed Maggie in revenge.

Athena's cries over the phone were genuine, enough to stir something in Marlon, even though he was far out at sea.

Still, he didn't immediately let her go. Instead, he had someone look into the news.

Within half an hour, he knew the victim was Maggie, and her killer was a former high school classmate.

The records showed that Maggie had bullied this person in high school, suggesting a motive of revenge.

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