In the evening, lan changed his clothes and said he wanted to take Maja out for a stroll.

Before Maja could even rise, she heard someone knocking at the living room door. She opened it to find Beck, who was standing

there with a grin on his face and clutching a massive box in his arms.

"Maja, it's a Christmas’ gift from Dad. I don't even know what it is. Let's open it and see."

Augus had recently held a press conference, visibly pushing through despite his poor health. He needed stto recover, but

remembering that Christmas' Eve in Windhelm was around the corner, he had someone bring over the gift he had prepared well in

advance.

Now Maja was not in a hurry to go out. She settled down beside the box and carefully snipped a small opening with scissors.

The box revealed a sparkling figurine, standing half a meter tall, crafted entirely of diamonds, each one a fortune in its own right.

Beck wrinkled his nose after one glance.

"Tacky. I've never seen such a tacky gift in my life."

The figurine wasn't of Maja, but rather a cherubic baby, reminiscent of the vintage Christmas’ posters that used to adorn the walls.

The gems shone brilliantly, even dazzling Maja's eyes the moment the box was opened. The rubies that made up the baby's

cheeks were a recent acquisition from an auction, and the organizers would surely be livid to see such exquisite gems used in such

a kitschy manner.

Maja looked at the gem-made trinket and was at a loss for words.

She suddenly felt that maybe the aesthetic of the wealthy was just like that.

of

what is this thing you've brought? Jeff, throw it out; don't let it

a cat whose tail had been stepped

Lettell you, this was

I'll tell him right away what you said and

closer,

My future father-in-law has gone to

a lot

said to Jeff nearby, "Later, tweet something nice about

scrolls through Twitter, right? Make

generation appeared with a gift, the more pleased the elders

had mastered this art and so

his eyes, thinking to himself how conniving lan was,

even if he disliked lan, he

his arm around Maja's waist,

enjoy the evening. Tomorrow's Christmas’ Eve, and

pick up sfood

not let Jeff handle

lan ever concerned himself with such details when others always managed his

her waist, "I want to buy

was pulled

time, lan drove them himself. When they arrived at the mall, he looked at the items

price tags, then chose the most

you

acknowledged nugget of wisdom, "You

spoons

don't need

set each day would still leave

cart was overflowing, and they were just getting

spared no expense for their child, from head to toe, eventually requiring security to push the

the mall, Maja queried, "Everything you just bought is for a girl. What if we

halted in his tracks, and his face changed instantly. He hadn't considered this, so he turned back, wanting to buy

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