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.

the stairs and caught sight of the item.

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

were a cat whose tail had been stepped

Lettell you, this was made by a designer my dad commissioned!

is unique. I'll tell him right away what you said and we'll see

moved closer, carefully examined the gem-studded

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

in a lot

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

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

happier the younger generation appeared with a gift, the

mastered this art and so he spoke those

conniving lan was,

set in stone; even if he disliked lan,

his arm around Maja's waist, looking

the evening. Tomorrow's Christmas’ Eve, and our baby will be

up sfood and

not let Jeff handle

had lan ever concerned himself with such details when

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

couldn't resist him and was pulled out of

they arrived at the mall, he looked at the items in the maternity

price tags, then chose the most

you going

universally acknowledged nugget of wisdom, "You get what

spoons and put them all

don't need so much,"

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

overflowing, and they

expense for their child, from head to toe, eventually requiring security

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

He hadn't

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