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.

descended the stairs and caught sight of the item. His

you've brought? Jeff, throw it out; don't let it

as if he were a cat whose tail had

lan, I can't believe you'd say that about this gift! Lettell you, this was made by

right away what you said and we'll see if your wedding with Maja

moved closer, carefully examined the gem-studded figurine,

closely, it does have its unique charm. My future father-in-law

a lot of

guilt and then said to Jeff

account. My father-in-law probably scrolls through Twitter, right?

with a gift, the more pleased the elders

art and

to himself how conniving lan was, going to such

in stone; even if he disliked lan,

Maja's waist, looking

Eve, and our baby will be born in just four

up sfood and

not let Jeff handle that?"

lan ever concerned himself with such details when others always managed

tightened his grip on her waist, "I want to buy

couldn't resist him and was pulled out

himself. When they arrived at the mall, he looked at the items in the maternity and baby

checked the price tags, then chose the most expensive

you going to consider

acknowledged nugget of wisdom, "You get what you pay

spoons and put them all into the shopping

enough. We don't need so much," Maja

utensils that using a different set each day would still leave them

cart was overflowing, and they were just getting

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

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

changed instantly. He hadn't considered this, so

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