Chapter 2093

But Maja just gave a small nod and handed the vase to a nearby maid, flashing Stella a brief smile.

"I've got a flight tonight, heading back to Greenfield with my husband. I hope next time we meet, we can be friends."

Stella stood frozen, unable to even muster a goodbye.

Compared to Maja's openness, she felt like a rat living in the shadows, unworthy of the light.

She even recognized her own pettiness, a pettiness so profound it was almost unbearable to face.

She couldn't bring herself to meet Maja's gaze, afraid of finding disgust there.

Truth be told, she admired Maja and longed for her friendship. But the truth had been exposed, making such a wish pure fantasy.

She remained in place long after Maja had left until Beck came over, glancing at the floral arrangement she had designed and grimacing.

"Ugly."

That snapped Stella back to reality. Looking at Beck's handsome face, she felt a sharp sting, especially on her cheeks, as if she had been slapped repeatedly.

Her pettiness, her darkness, and yet she dared to harbor such feelings.

No wonder she felt like she was on borrowed time. People like her belonged in a darker place.

like divine

look

eat dinner

blood from her palm with a tissue, stealing glances at Beck's retreating

have to bring Beck into her life at such a

flight, with

had been distant ever since her talk with Maja, lost in

the Sanders in bidding Maja

Sanders' kids were all over lan, who insisted on carrying them, his

be, amused

goodbye to everyone, Maja nodded at Lily,

clinging

there, feeling a sense

dinner table set but no appetite to match Stella, meanwhile,

screen,

write any saves.

you're back.

game, ready to serve dinner, but

"Beck?"

puzzled by his sudden mood shift. At his bedroom door, she was abruptly pushed against the

face, his fingers pinching her chin as if

heard him curse

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