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

for being a man of few words, he said nothing more

run her down. I haven't bothered

just steal her puppy; that car accident nearly took Zoey's life. Zoey's always been a bit

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

even demanded I fire her. She can't

a mistress to her

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

in silence. But don't

through. Maybe one day she won't. lan and I have been through so much, but the

we've learned is that life

of those words, 'life is unpredictable,’ coming from Maja was

gotten entangled with lan from the start, there wouldn't be so

hadn't chosen her, perhaps she would be settled down

held

life is unpredictable, lan was now

words but latched onto the key issue— the

did Zoey

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

an itch in his throat

Maja wasn’t lying about this;

"Okay."

uttered the word

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

the chance to adjust to

the clouds outside the window while massaging the bridge of

Greenfield, he grabbed his coat and

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