Maja's eyes suddenly brimmed with tears as she placed Beck's hand against her cheek without uttering a word.

Beck, feeling even more guilty, cleared his throat awkwardly, "I'll take care of this for you, don't worry about Queena. As long as

lan pulls through, that's what matters, right?"

The more he spoke, the less convinced he sounded.

There were two reasons for his unease, firstly, he had concealed the fact that lan was still alive, and secondly, he had let Queena

get away.

lan had been laid up for another whole day.

When he awoke, the room was bathed in sunlight.

Turning his head, he saw Maja lying beside him.

Maja was sleeping soundly, her hand tightly clutching his.

They were in the master bedroom of Greenfield Gardens, a place he knew all too well.

A wave of tenderness washed over him, and he felt little desire to get out of bed.

He tried to pull his hand free, but Maja's grip was firm, and her eyes were still red, likely from crying.

His heart ached with a mixture of pain and tenderness as he drew closer, enveloping her entirely in his embrace.

When Maja woke with a start, her immediate concern was to check on lan's health.

"I'm really okay," he insisted.

But Maja wouldn't hear of it and proceeded to give him a thorough examination right there on the bed.

His injuries had mostly healed, but the issue of being poisoned was something that wouldn't resolve anytsoon.

lan looked fine on the surface, but he was biting the inside of his cheek to carry on a normal conversation, the itch in his bones

torment, soon causing a thin sheen of

and, with a soothing rub on Maja's

whole body was clamoring for something, a craving

would never have believed someone could be

to make the poison.

face with cold water and took a

after

a few of lan's

a festive makeover, ostensibly

had lifted Maja's spirits, and she was bustling

and the others showed up bearing

inside, they found the house warmly adorned

Fitch arrived

moment's hesitation, Tyler blurted out, "Should I say

were indeed

a quick glance at lan to make sure he was alright before starting their

guy's got nine lives; he's not going

few artists from her company and had sent a

was keeping a tight leash

desserts,

this lively in a long time, and Maja, holding a plate of fruit, stayed close to

feeding him a piece.

head, indicating he

on setting a wedding date

lan's mind since he woke up, but with Maja's pregnancy showing, he was worried she wouldn't

wedding dress.

he looked at Maja,

her belly, Maja

is born. My belly's only going to get bigger,

that."

she finished speaking,

the door, and to everyone's surprise, Carol

laden with gifts, and her eyes lit up

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