Maja's shoulders sagged instantly, a queasy feeling rising in her gut before she dashed to the restroom.

Beck promptly summoned the chef.

"Let's rework her meal plan. She's been off beef lately. Let's switch it to pork and chicken, and add smore warming ingredients

to her soups."

The chef quickly presented a menu. "Mr. Sanders, here are the fruits and vegetables Ms. Maja’s been eating, all air-freighted from

the best farms, and the milk as well. Is there anything you'd like to add?"

Beck thought for a moment about Maja's preferences and crossed off a few vegetables.

By now, Maja had returned from the restroom. "Beck, no need to be so cautious. I just felt a bit upset earlier, that's all."

Still, Beck wasn't ready to let her out of his sight.

"Don’t head back to Greenfield just yet. Stay at the Sanders family estate to recuperate. Meanwhile, I'll have Tyler dig around back

hfor any news, to see what Carol's angle is."

After saying this, he glanced at Tyler.

Tyler immediately raised his hand as if he was taking an oath. "Absolutely, it's on me. I'm the one who blabbered, so I'll take

responsibility."

Maja's gaze then fell on Fitch. "Is Zoey doing alright?"

crease forming between

being a man of few words, he said nothing more and was about to leave when he heard

someone run her down. I

puppy; that car accident nearly took Zoey's

since she was little, never knowing any real warmth. When her mom showed

can't stand to see

be a mistress to her

believe it. Zoey’s the type to repay kindness with kindness, even

She'd just lick her wounds in silence. But don't mistake her for

she won't. lan

we've learned is that life

those words, 'life is unpredictable,’ coming from

with lan from

chosen her, perhaps she would

was hard to say who held back who,

unpredictable, lan was

absorbed her words but latched onto

did Zoey have an

her being injured but she thought it was her own doing, or her mother’s. She never expected

felt an itch in his throat and a sudden

this;

"Okay."

word before slowly

they hadn't

the chance to adjust to the

gazing at the clouds outside the window while massaging the bridge of his

he grabbed his coat and headed straight

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