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

What's the plan

girl who had been using Dylan's shoulder as a pillow,

them.

in the world. After I hand over

makes a move, they'll know. They can relay information back to

Implicate Bernard's rivals, make them suspect him. It'll

us a better opportunity

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

call with them, directing their every

had still not come. He finally cleared his throat and pointed to himself with

finger.

you to find someone Bernard cares about - his wife or other relatives - someone to

leverage over him."

she could

a long tago, and they were deeply in love. He went gray overnight because of it, and

cherished her deeply. If his

be more than

only one that

would need two bodies - one for his son's memories and one for

who would be

so far, all they could do

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

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

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