Chapter 2092

No sooner had she hung up with Dave than she heard a noise outside.

Continuing her chat, she wandered over to open the door.

And there, like a scene straight out of a movie, stood Beck, a cigarette dangling from his lips, its smoke weaving mysteries around him. What was he thinking?

Stella froze, words deserting her, baffled by his sudden appearance.

"Beck..."

She ended the call.

Beck extinguished his cigarette, his gaze making a slow tour of her.

Stella's back was slick with nervous sweat, wondering if he had caught that last bit of her conversation.

After what felt like an eternity, Beck finally turned to leave, "Maja wanted to see you. She's on the afternoon flight."

Stella's mouth opened and closed, still at a loss for words, but she followed him.

Arriving at Beck's mansion, Stella realized the guest was Maja, not one of Beck's girlfriends as she had feared.

Entering the living room, she saw Maja engrossed in a video game, an idle controller suggesting Beck had been playing too.

stood up

need

at Beck, but he was already engrossed

to the garden, where a

was pleasant, almost like they were old friends, yet Stella felt uneasy, not understanding why Maja

spooned up her

was startled when a pair of scissors was pressed into her hand. Maja's voice

fresh cuts. See those vases? They're ready with water.

in such a leisurely activity,

scissors, she was

hurry; she genuinely wanted

had wanted to do this but knew Beck would

cutting flowers around

learned a bit about flower arranging, found herself enjoying the task, her

as

on her vase.

filled with a wild assortment of blooms,

Stella continued arranging her flowers, Maja finally spoke

with Fitch, Beck let it go for Fitch's sake, but it reminds me of when we first met, and

froze, nearly

arranging her flowers

seems it was

felt her heart rate spike, at a loss for

on the beautifully arranged vase. Maja set

family's influence to deal

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