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.”

wanted to portray themselves as strong

naive and innocent a woman was, the more popular she became. But in recent years, the call was for women to be

strong and independent was to belittle other women to elevate themselves. What

amusing. When lan returned, she handed him the

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

retching

doing right now?

hike. They wouldn’t be picked up by a helicopter until the next afternoon. They were here to enjoy the scenery and nature. A simple wash would

his temper because Maja

apple, looking at

him, even licking her lips.

wasn’t trying to seduce him, she genuinely wanted

Maja and her words, ‘It’s too

explicit images filled his mind, he

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

even whittled a stick into a makeshift

the leaf and began eating the apple with

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

felt a pang of jealousy, seeing how

this

didn’t say anything. Complaining would only make him feel

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