Maja finally succumbed to pouring a glass of water, considering Patric's hands were bound behind his back, rendering him

incapable of holding the cup himself.

She pressed the rim of the glass to his lips, feeding him personally. This seemed to make him somewhat uncomfortable as he

turned his head away, "Get a man to do this."

Undeterred, Maja forced the glass between his lips, and water gurgled down his throat until Patric was coughing violently, nearly

hacking up a tear.

Arter he'd gulped down more than half the glass, Maja set it aside and asked with a nonchalant tone, "Still thirsty?"

Patric continued to cough, his lips pressed into a cold, thin line. Seeing that he remained silent, Maja returned to her seat.

She had already laid out her theories, having been an outsider to the inner circle's situation, which allowed her to analyze

everything objectively.

However, Fitch and the others had known Bernard since childhood, and lan had practically been raised under Bernard's watchful

eye. It was hard for them to suspect someone so close.

But Maja chose that moment to drop a bombshell, "Isn't Phelps a living example? You've known him for years, yet what was the

truth?"

his gaze downward, hiding the turmoil in

cooperate. What's the plan

Maja gestured toward the girl who had been using

them.

the world.

If Bernard makes a move, they'll know.

swap. Implicate Bernard's rivals, make

a better opportunity to

you. You'll need to command her from outside. Nana, your brother's the same. You and Dylan

on call with

had still not come. He finally cleared his

finger.

"Beck, I need you to find someone Bernard cares about

leverage over him."

she could

in love. He went gray overnight because of

his hair ever since. He cherished her deeply. If his son truly died before reaching the

resurrect could be more than just his

also bold, and it was the only one that seemed to connect all dots. Maja's

- one for his son's memories and one

intended to use lan as one of the vessels, then who would

all they could do

to gradually reveal Bernard's true intentions. She turned to

voice filled with sincerity, "lan's life is in your

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