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

noticing Beck's look of

dinner

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

bring Beck into her life at such a

her evening flight, with Beck personally seeing her

she had been distant ever since her talk with Maja,

her be, joining the Sanders in bidding

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

just let lan be, amused

nodded at Lily,

lollipop and clinging to

feeling a sense

he found the dinner table set but no appetite

the screen,

write any saves.

back. Dinner's

to serve dinner,

"Beck?"

his sudden mood shift. At his bedroom door,

her chin as

heard him

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