Semua Bab Longing For My Ex-Wife: Bab 61 - Bab 70

The car ride home was silent.Daniel kept glancing at Jamie through the rearview mirror, but the boy didn’t look up. His eyes stared out the window, his lips pressed into a thin line. The happy child who once followed him around with endless questions now sat like a block of stone.As soon as they parked in front of the house, Jamie unbuckled his seatbelt without waiting and flung the door open.“Jamie—” Daniel called, but the boy was already halfway to the door.Lena appeared just as Jamie stormed past her.“Jamie! You’re back early—wait, what’s wrong?” she asked, stepping aside.But Jamie didn’t say a word. He didn’t even look at her.He ran straight up the stairs, his feet stomping with each step until a loud slam echoed through the house. His door had shut, hard.Lena turned sharply to Daniel, confusion flashing in her eyes.Lena immediately turned to him. “What happened? Why is Jamie acting like this?”Daniel pulled off his jacket slowly, his eyes still focused on the stairs. “He

The next morning, Maya sat by the window, staring at the quiet street outside her apartment. Her thoughts were tangled. She had barely slept. The truth about Anika—her daughter—was finally out, and yet instead of feeling at peace, Maya felt more uncertain than ever.The phone on the table rang. It was Elias.She picked up after a deep breath.“Hello?” her voice was quiet.“Hey,” Elias answered gently. “How are you holding up?”There was a long pause. Maya looked down at her hands. “I don’t know, Elias. I’m happy… I really am. But I’m also scared.”“Scared of what?” he asked.Maya hesitated, then said, “What if I’m not good enough? What if I go there, and they reject me? What if Anika doesn’t want to see me as her mother? She has a beautiful life. They’re good people, Elias. I don’t want to ruin anything for her.”Elias’s voice softened. “Maya, you’re not ruining anything. You are her biological mother. That doesn’t go away, no matter how much time has passed or who raised her. You hav

The large windows filled the living room with light, but the air between Daniel and Lena remained cold and tense. Every glance, every breath they shared in that space felt like a silent battle neither was willing to lose.For days, they had walked past each other like strangers. Short greetings, fake smiles, and long silences filled the mansion. Jamie barely spoke to either of them. The boy was still upset about what had happened at the amusement park, and no one had managed to calm him down.Daniel sat in the living room, flipping through a business magazine without really reading it. His thoughts were somewhere else—always circling back to Maya. He kept seeing her with Elias, standing close, smiling at that little girl. That image was burned into his mind.And the more he thought about it, the more it felt like a slap in the face.Maya, the woman he once called his wife, was now laughing with another man. And not just any man—Elias Carter, his biggest business rival. How could she?

Lena couldn’t sleep. She sat on the edge of her bed, staring out the window. The night was quiet, but her mind was loud with anger. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Daniel’s face—his voice snapping, “Maya won’t do that!” like some kind of defense. Even after days had passed, the tension between them refused to ease. The silence in the house was heavy, filled with unspoken resentment. Lena couldn’t understand why Daniel’s heart still leaned toward someone who had already walked away. No matter what she did, Maya’s presence still lingered—quiet but powerful. It was like living in someone else’s shadow, and it gnawed at her more than she could admit. And now, Lena had discovered something that made her blood boil even more. Through one of her social contacts, she had learned that Maya had recently been spending time with a little girl from a well-known noble family. Lena couldn’t believe it at first—but the person had even shared a photo. There was Maya, walking beside a child

Elias didn’t waste a second. As soon as he got the location from his contact, he ordered the car and told Maya to come with him. One of his trusted bodyguards joined them, riding quietly in the front seat. The tension inside the car was heavy. Maya clutched her phone tightly in her hand, staring out the window with worry carved into every line of her face.“She’s just a child,” she whispered. “Why would anyone…?”“They wanted to hurt you,” Elias said softly, not taking his eyes off the road. “Someone framed you, Maya. We’ll prove it. But first, we have to get her back.”The car slowed as it approached the edge of the city, where buildings looked tired and forgotten. Cracked sidewalks lined the road, and weeds grew freely along fences that hadn’t been touched in years. Elias glanced at the house number and matched it to the one malik had sent him. His jaw tightened.“That’s it,” he said, pulling over a safe distance away.Maya leaned forward, staring out through the windshield. The