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

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

had someone run her down. I haven't bothered to bring it up online. The poor

just steal her puppy; that car accident nearly took Zoey's life.

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

the vilest words, and even demanded I fire her. She can't stand

be a mistress to

anything to smear her, don’t believe it. Zoey’s the type to repay

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

day she won't. lan and I have been through

is that life

is unpredictable,’ coming from

she hadn't gotten entangled with lan from the start, there wouldn't

chosen her, perhaps she would

was hard to say who held back who, or who

life is unpredictable, lan

but latched onto the

did Zoey have an

recalled her being injured but she thought it was her own

an itch in his throat and a sudden

knew Maja wasn’t lying about this; there was no point

"Okay."

word before slowly

whirlwind for him and Tyler; they hadn't even stayed two hours before they

chance to adjust to the

the clouds outside the window while massaging the

grabbed his coat and headed straight for

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