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.”

Maja, they wanted to portray themselves as strong and independent.

innocent a woman was, the more popular she became. But in recent years, the

being strong and independent was to belittle other women to

lan returned, she handed him

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

like retching at her

were they doing

picked up by a helicopter until the next afternoon. They were here to enjoy the scenery and nature. A simple wash would suffice for the apple, yet she insisted lan

expected lan to lose his temper because

lan took the apple, looking at

smiled at him, even

trying to seduce him, she

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

his mind, he felt a rush

and walked to the spring. The apple was sliced and

into a makeshift fork and stuck it into

took the leaf and began eating the

so he grabbed the backpacks from Ryan and Tyler and started setting up

pang of jealousy, seeing how

like this on a

Complaining would

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