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?"

hiding the turmoil in his

cooperate. What's the plan from

gestured toward the girl who had been using Dylan's shoulder as a pillow, her nstill

them.

best in the world. After I hand

know. They can relay information

the news about Queena's swap. Implicate Bernard's rivals, make

which give us a better opportunity to make

command her from outside. Nana, your brother's the

be on call with them, directing their

still not come. He finally cleared his throat and pointed

finger.

at him, "Beck, I need you to find someone Bernard cares about - his wife or other

leverage over him."

could finish,

deeply in love. He went gray overnight because of it, and

deeply. If his son truly died before reaching the research base, what Bernard

be

one that seemed to connect all

bodies - one for

of the vessels, then who would

all they could do were those

to gradually reveal Bernard's true intentions. She turned to the girl by Dylan and

with sincerity, "lan's life is in your

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