Dear Ex-wife, Marry Me novel Chapter 1016

After causing a stir around Ian and Judith, Alma began spreading rumors about Maja.

[She was dumped by Ian because she's promiscuous and loose. Who knows how many men she's been with.]

[She even got caught visiting the gynecologist when she was married to Ian.]

[Holden doesn't even stand by her anymore. I heard she's mingled with another man for the past few days. She's fallen from grace because Ian dumped her.]

Alma's original plan was to ruin Maja by drugging her, but that failed.

So, she resorted to the most straightforward method, spreading rumors.

After all, people didn't really care about the truth, and they just wanted to hear juicy gossip.

So not only was the news about Ian and Judith being together flying around but also Maja's alleged promiscuous lifestyle was the talk of the town.

The gossip spread from one group to another, eventually reaching the one Ryan was in.

Ryan, upon seeing these women freely defaming Maja, lost his cool.

[Who the hell is spreading those baseless rumors?! Maja will be my future sister-in-law. If my cousin sees that, the rumor spreaders will regret it!]

The recent internal feud within the Raymond family was known to everyone. No one was sure about Ian’s stance towards his cousin, so some people were less respectful towards Ryan.

[Judith herself acknowledged it on Facebook. She was with Ian that night.]

[BS! How can this woman be so shameless!]

While fuming at the messages, Ryan continued venting his anger in the group chat.

[It serves her right that my cousin doesn't fancy her. All she knows is to play dirty tricks, and now she's trying to tarnish Maja's reputation. It was clearly Maja who was with my cousin that night. My cousin has only ever liked Maja, and Maja has confessed her feelings. They are together now. If I hear anyone talking nonsense again, I'll screenshot it and show it to my cousin!]

The final sentence held a strong deterrent effect. Everyone knew that Ian had a bad temper; if he decided to settle the score, those who spread rumors would pay the price.

Remembering how he dealt with Dennis, everyone stopped talking.

Ryan took a deep breath and immediately called Ian.

But Ian was on a plane and didn't answer.

So, he quickly called Maja.

"Penny, when my cousin gets back, have him post something on Facebook, preferably mentioning your name specifically, to avoid being claimed by some other woman!"