Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 2294

Grandma Edith sat in her cozy living room, sipping on her chamomile tea while listening intently to Athena's story. But something didn't sit right with her. Athena wasn't talking about her own life, so why was she sharing someone else's tale?

Edith remained silent, allowing Athena to continue her narrative.

"I thought her life was already in ruins, but things got worse. Her high school friend came knocking because he found out she was the lost heiress of a wealthy family. He wanted to use her, and she agreed. She needed money, and he offered her two hundred thousand dollars. So she followed him to Greenfield and was kept in a house there. Yes, she was the lost heiress, but she had no desire to join that so-called family. She just wanted to get the money, return to her brother, and take care of the kids at home.

But her brother was lured to Greenfield by another wicked woman and tragically killed. He was hit by a car and dragged for miles, his body shattered beyond recognition. She told her friend that both she and her brother were victims. She had blamed her brother for her miserable life, for the kids, for being stuck in that small town. Yet, when he died, she felt an overwhelming grief. She remembered how, whenever she was sad and ignored by her parents, her brother was the only one who would offer her candy, the only one to call her ‘sister.’ In her rage and sorrow, she killed the woman responsible for her brother's death, and it made the news. Her friend wanted to save her, but she didn't want to live anymore. She was sentenced to death. Grandma Edith, you must have seen such a story on the news recently, right?"

The color drained from Grandma Edith's face as reality struck her like a bolt of lightning. Athena's words were all too clear now. The little girl was the real heiress of the Keller family — her own granddaughter!

Grandma Edith began to tremble, recalling the news she'd read about Maggie being murdered in public. Back then, she'd felt relief, thinking that troublesome Maggie was finally gone.

She'd even silently mocked the foolish murderer who did it so blatantly in broad daylight. Now, the same disdain she once felt for that 'madman' turned into a deep, gnawing pain.

Athena had said enough. She flashed a bittersweet smile at Grandma Edith. "I was that high school friend in the story. Years ago, Marlon orchestrated the death of the person I loved most, plunging my life into darkness. To you, Kerwin's life might have seemed insignificant, but he was the one who pulled me through when everyone else trampled on me. I thought we'd be together forever, but he died saving a little boy at the beach, a boy set up by Marlon. Learning this truth, I hated Marlon, I hated the Keller family. So I orchestrated everything. As for your grandson Marlon, he's likely been shark food by now."

Athena's laughter was laced with pain as she spoke. Her chest felt like it was being stabbed with a thousand needles. Grandma Edith was even more distraught.

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