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

soothing rub on Maja's head, headed into the bathroom for a

was clamoring for something, a craving that was

for Beck revealing the truth, he would never have believed someone could be crazy enough to use her

to make the poison.

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

after

few of lan's friends arrived

place had been given a

had lifted Maja's spirits, and she was bustling

and the others showed up bearing gifts, they were greeted by the festive

they found the house warmly

Fitch arrived together, each

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

were

casting a quick glance at lan to make sure

got nine lives; he's not going down that

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

keeping a tight

laden with drinks, desserts, and even jewelry mystery boxes for a

lively in a long time, and Maja,

feeding him a piece.

indicating he couldn't bear

setting a wedding date soon or

with Maja's pregnancy

wedding dress.

at Maja,

belly, Maja

My belly's only going to get bigger, and I don't want to wear a

that."

soon as she finished speaking,

the door, and to everyone's

her eyes

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