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

causing a thin sheen of sweat to

a soothing rub on Maja's head,

for something, a craving

hadn't been for Beck revealing the truth, he would never have believed someone could be crazy enough

to make the poison.

water and took a

sky after a

of lan's friends arrived at

given a

lifted Maja's spirits, and she was bustling

Fitch and the others showed up bearing gifts, they

found the house warmly adorned with

arrived together,

a moment's hesitation, Tyler blurted out, "Should

were indeed very

lan to make sure he was alright

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

company and had sent a

Felix was keeping a tight

with drinks, desserts, and even

been this lively in a long time, and Maja, holding a plate

feeding him a piece.

head, indicating he

planning on setting a wedding

on lan's mind since he woke up, but with Maja's pregnancy showing, he was worried

wedding dress.

at Maja, letting her

belly, Maja

wait until after the baby is born. My belly's only going to get bigger, and I don't want to wear a

that."

she finished speaking,

to open the door, and to

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

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