Chapter 1076

Maja was comfortably perched on a flat rock while lan went off in search of a mountain spring to clean the wild mushrooms he’d collected.

The moment he left, the other women shot Maja dirty looks.

“Why even bother to hike if you’re just going to be carried? Do you even know what hiking is? Every woman here is more accomplished and refined than you, yet you’re the one being carried by a man.”

Maja was still holding a wild apple, which lan had picked for her along the way. He had mentioned that the tree was known for its fruit–bearing. but one had to be lucky to taste its yield.

She tossed the apple in her hand, turning to the woman who had spoken out.

“If you’re jealous of me being carried by lan, why don’t you just ask him to carry you next time?”

The woman was fuming. She looked around to see the last group of hikers arriving and sneered.

“Even Ms. Sanders, who is unwell, managed to walk here on her own. When lan eventually tires of you, let’s see which man would indulge your capricious nature.”

Maja was about to retort when the other women chimed in.

“Exactly, you’re not even a big deal. Once lan’s done with you, you won’t even dare show your face around us.”

“A woman should always be independent.”

portray

was ever–changing. Once, the more naive and innocent a woman was, the more popular she became. But in recent years, the call was

strong and independent was to belittle other women to

found it amusing. When lan returned, she handed him

me? Do you have a pocket knife? Could you slice it for me? It’s too

retching

they doing right now?

be picked up by a helicopter until the next afternoon. They were here to enjoy the scenery and nature. A simple

temper because Maja was being too

lan took the apple,

even

wasn’t trying to seduce him, she genuinely wanted

filled with Maja and her words, ‘It’s too

mind, he felt a rush of heat.

walked to the spring. The apple was sliced and placed on a clean leaf

a makeshift fork

began eating the apple with the

anymore. He needed to do something to clear his mind, so he grabbed the backpacks from Ryan and Tyler and started setting

of jealousy, seeing how lan pampered

behaved like this

Complaining would only make him

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