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.

and caught sight of the item. His expression was an

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

bristled as if he were a cat whose tail had been stepped

say that about this gift! Lettell you, this was made by a designer my

you said and we'll see if your

a moment. He moved closer, carefully examined the gem-studded figurine,

charm. My future father-in-law has gone to great effort, and the

a lot

and then said to Jeff nearby, "Later, tweet

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

younger generation appeared with a gift, the more

art and so he

rolled his eyes, thinking to himself how conniving lan

that the marriage was set in stone; even if

wrapped his arm around Maja's waist, looking

Eve, and our baby

up sfood

let Jeff handle that?" Maja

concerned himself with such details when others always managed his

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

him and was pulled out of

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

price tags, then chose the

found it amusing, "Aren't you going to

universally acknowledged nugget of wisdom, "You get what you pay

cart, he saw pretty plates and spoons and

that's enough. We don't need

so many lovely utensils that using a different set each day would

was overflowing, and they

from head to toe,

just

halted in his tracks, and his face changed instantly. He hadn't considered this, so he

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