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 of

with a soothing rub on Maja's head, headed

something, a craving that was hard

truth, he would never have

to make the poison.

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

sky after

few of lan's

had been given a festive makeover,

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

showed up bearing gifts, they

the house

and Fitch arrived together, each

hesitation, Tyler blurted out, "Should I say congratulations

decorations were indeed

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

I tell you? The guy's got

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

was keeping a tight

was laden with drinks, desserts, and even jewelry

Gardens hadn't been this lively in a long time, and Maja, holding a plate of fruit, stayed close to

feeding him a piece.

his head, indicating he

setting a wedding

had been on lan's mind since he woke up, but with Maja's pregnancy showing,

wedding dress.

he looked at Maja, letting

belly,

until after the baby is born. My belly's only going to get bigger,

that."

she finished speaking, the

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

gifts, and her eyes lit up when she

are

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