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

a thin sheen

got up and, with a soothing rub on

body was clamoring for something, a

never have

to make the poison.

water and took a deep

sky after

lan's friends arrived

given a festive makeover,

of it had lifted Maja's spirits, and she was bustling around, ignoring lan's attempts to

the others showed up bearing

found the house

Fitch arrived together, each

blurted out, "Should I say

were indeed

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

what did I tell you? The guy's got nine lives; he's not going

company and had sent a text to Carol, though she doubted

that Felix was keeping a tight leash on

drinks, desserts, and even jewelry mystery boxes

a long time, and Maja, holding a plate of fruit, stayed

feeding him a piece.

head, indicating

two planning on setting a wedding date soon

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

wedding dress.

at Maja,

her belly,

the baby is born. My belly's only going to get

that."

she finished speaking, the

the door, and to everyone's surprise,

laden with gifts, and her eyes lit up when she

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