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

an excruciating torment, soon causing a thin sheen of sweat

soothing rub on

for something, a craving that was hard to

the truth, he would never have

to make the poison.

took a deep breath. When he stepped out, he appeared as serene

sky after a

of lan's friends

place had been given a festive makeover, ostensibly to

and she was bustling around, ignoring lan's attempts

others showed up bearing gifts, they were

found the house warmly

arrived together, each

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

were indeed very

Fitch strode forward, casting a quick glance at lan to make sure he was alright

you? The guy's got

few artists from her company and had sent a text to Carol, though she doubted Carol would make

was keeping a tight leash on

desserts, and even jewelry mystery boxes for a

a long time, and Maja,

feeding him a piece.

shook his head, indicating

setting a wedding date soon

up, but with Maja's pregnancy showing, he was

wedding dress.

looked at Maja, letting

belly,

baby is born. My belly's only going to get bigger, and I don't want to wear a wedding dress

that."

she finished speaking, the doorbell

to open the door, and to everyone's surprise,

gifts, and her eyes lit up when

are for the

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