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?"

gaze downward, hiding the turmoil in

the

toward the girl who had been using Dylan's shoulder as a

them.

best in the world. After I hand over lan and Patric

If Bernard makes a move, they'll know.

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

us a better opportunity to make our

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

call with

his assignment, yet it had still not come.

finger.

need you to find someone Bernard cares about - his wife or

leverage over him."

she could finish,

they were deeply in love. He went gray

deeply. If his son truly died

resurrect could be more than just his

was the only one that seemed to connect all dots. Maja's

bodies - one for his son's memories and one for his

the vessels, then who would be the

all they could do

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

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

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