Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 2219

Athena cradled Lindsay in her arms, lost for words. Fate could be so cruel—merciless not only to Lindsay, but to Kerwin as well.

Two good people, both destroyed.

When Lindsay had cried herself out, she slowly sat up and noticed the glass of water on the table had gone cold.

Athena let out a sigh. “How about I take you out to eat? We can pick up some things for the kids while we’re at it.”

Lindsay nodded, her eyes red again.

“Athena, I can’t believe you still remembered where I live.”

“I never dared to forget.”

A heavy guilt settled over Athena. Before she came, her plan was to use Lindsay as a way into the Keller family, to get close to Marlon and finally take her revenge. But now, holding Lindsay while she sobbed, Athena found herself speechless, swallowed up by shame. She realized how thoroughly hatred had blinded her.

Lindsay didn’t even own a decent coat; her clothes were patched and worn. As she was about to leave, the man on the couch finally stirred and came up behind them, a childlike innocence in his eyes.

“Sis, where are you going?”

“I’m going out to eat.”

“Can I come too?”

The young man—who always used to drool—now carried a handkerchief everywhere, maybe because he knew Lindsay disliked seeing him that way.

Lindsay sighed. “All right, you can come.”

Her feelings toward her little brother were complicated. He’d been born with a developmental disability, understanding almost nothing—not even about the difference between men and women. Except for those few times when he’d been drugged, he never touched Lindsay inappropriately; he just needed someone to hold while he slept.

The kids all shared the same bed. For Lindsay, this life was a kind of hell, but she couldn’t bring herself to hate her brother. His world was all innocence—how could he possibly understand the ugliness of their reality?

She soothed each of her five children, then left the house with Athena.

At the restaurant, she felt awkward and self-conscious.

“Athena, I haven’t eaten out in ages.”

With barely any money, her family survived on plain bread. Sometimes, she didn’t have enough for even that. Most of what little she had went to formula, diapers—essentials for the children. She bought herself the cheapest possible sanitary pads.

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