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

thin sheen of sweat to form on his

a soothing rub on Maja's head,

for something, a craving that was

would never have believed someone could be

to make the poison.

shower, he splashed his face with cold water and took a deep breath. When he stepped out,

sky after a

a few of lan's friends

been given a festive makeover, ostensibly

Maja's spirits, and she was bustling

bearing gifts, they were greeted by the festive

they found the house warmly adorned

Fitch arrived together, each carrying

Tyler blurted out, "Should I say

were indeed very

strode forward, casting a quick glance at lan to make sure he was alright before starting their

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

artists from her company and had sent a text to Carol, though

Felix was keeping a tight

coffee table was laden with drinks, desserts, and even jewelry mystery boxes

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

feeding him a piece.

head, indicating he couldn't bear to

you two planning on setting

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

wedding dress.

he looked at Maja, letting

her belly,

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

that."

finished speaking, the

and to

laden with gifts, and her eyes lit up when she saw

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