Dear Ex-wife, Marry Me novel Chapter 295

Carlene turned to Maria, frowning. "We've been sitting here for ages; why haven't you brought us coffee yet? Is there a drought in Rosewood Manor tonight?"

She was criticizing Maria for not doing a satisfactory job.

Maria instinctively glanced at Ian.

Carlene held onto his arm because he was running a high fever and looked a bit pale, but that didn't diminish his noble demeanor. He was sitting there with Carlene snuggled up to him.

Maria was pissed but couldn't do anything about it. As she went into the kitchen to make coffee, she texted Maja quietly.

"Ms. Pennyfeather, you better get back to Rosewood Manor. Mr. Raymond brought a woman home, and they seem pretty cozy."

Maja was already back at RosenGarden and had no intention of dealing with Rosewood Manor's issues.

Maria made the coffee and placed it on the coffee table.

Carlene glanced upstairs, a smirk on her lips. "Ian, your wife's not home?"

Ian had no idea where she was and could only look at Maria.

Maria quickly explained, "Ms. Pennyfeather hasn't returned yet."

Carlene pretended to be shocked, covering her mouth. "When I called Ms. Casson, she said she's often not home at night. She doesn't know what she's up to. She should be home earlier since she's married, right? Ian, you're sick. She should take care of you."

Mention of his wife made Ian's face even more sullen.

"I don't need her to take care of me." He felt more at ease when she wasn't around.

Carlene almost laughed at his words but managed to hold it back.

Maria couldn't stand it anymore and excused herself, leaving Ian and Carlene alone in the hall.

Ian was still mulling over the data from the morning meeting when Carlene said, "I ran into Penny on the way here. She lost my cat. You know how much I love my cat, Ian. Now I'm very anxious, always worrying something will happen to Milo."

Whenever his wife was mentioned, Ian either appeared indifferent or disgusted.

But at the mention of Penny, his eyelashes twitched slightly.