Chapter 1291


    Ian''s fingers gently massaged her hand as he held her close, softly patting her back.


    "Maja, why don''t you get some rest?"


    Maja’s brow furrowed as the scent of the incense filled her nostrils once again, causing her irritation to


    boil over.


    So much so that she didn''t even want to think about Jolin''s situation anymore.


    "Did you get this incense from Phelps? Did you ask for it?"


    "Yes, I saw that you were having trouble sleeping and thought he might have something that could


    help."


    "Ian, could we have this incense checked by a professional? I feel ufortable smelling it."


    She didn''t dare mention that she had also smelled the incense at Mr. K''s ce. She owed Phelps a


    favor, and if she nted a seed of doubt in Ian''s mind, their rtionship would never be the same.


    She would be a viin in her own story.


    Holding her throbbing head, she barely managed to whisper, “I just want to know what''s in that


    incense.”


    Ian thought she might be allergic to some ingredient, so he promptly had Jeff take the incense to a


    testing facility.


    An hourter, the report came back. The incense was made of calming ingredient.


    Ian specially read the report to her.


    "Is there a particr ingredient you don''t like? I can ask Phelps to remove it."


    Relieved that the incense was harmless, Maja felt her heart finally settle.


    But she could tell something was off. She was irritable and increasingly suspicious.


    First she had wounded Ian and now she had pped him.


    Even when Jolin was desperately exining how much Ian adored her, Maja couldn''t hide her growing


    resentment.


    She wanted tosh out at Ian, to mock his supposed affection.


    This was so unlike her usual self.


    Could love really make a person''s jealousy so ugly?


    She reached up to touch his face.


    "Is your cheek swollen?"


    "No, don''t worry."


    Jolin had been taken away, her belongings removed. She had cried, caused a scene, and even


    threatened to take her own life. But when she looked into Ian''s cold eyes, she was filled with fear.


    It finally dawned on her that if she hadn''t resembled Maja, she would never have been close to Ian.


    But she wasn''t willing to admit defeat.


    She had been content with being a substitution, but never expected the real Maja to return.


    As she left, she red in Maja''s direction, her eyes filled with jealousy.


    But Maja, who was now blind, was unaware of all this. She was suffering from a splitting headache.


    For a moment, she felt Ian’s voice was close, but for another, it was at distance.


    "Ian, maybe you should find a therapist for me."


    Perhaps she really did have a mental problem. The sooner she saw a doctor, the sooner she could


    recover.


    Ian noticed her deep-seated resistance.


    Few people are willing to admit they have a mental problem.


    "Maja, I''ll stay with you. If you can''t sleep, I can read you a poem or we can watch a movie. You can


    listen to the voices."


    "Okay."


    Maja breathed a sigh of relief as she was helped back to the master bedroom by Ian.


    Elsewhere, a man was quietly examining the objects on the coffee table, a smirk ying on his lips.


    The people standing behind him were silent, waiting for his orders.


    He flicked a bead with his finger, and it bounced twice on the table before falling into a below.


    He chuckled softly.


    "No matter how much this pearl struggles, it will end up in the. So I don''t understand, what''s the


    point of struggling? Why not ept reality sooner?"


    "Mr. K, we used arge dose before. Has there already been something wrong with her mental state?"


    After all, the man had increased the dosage of the medicine himself.


    In any case, this kind of damage was repairable. It would only cause Maja a little more pain. It would be


    good for her to suffer a bit.


    Did she think she was safe now that she was back with Ian?


    Actually, that was the most dangerous ce for her.


    After all, despair was far more painful than physical suffering.


    He flicked another bead with his finger dexterously, and it alsonded in the small below.


    He found it boring and scattered the beads in his hand.


    But one bead fell from his palm, rolled down the corner of the sofa, and disappeared into the edge.


    This bead was out of his control.


    His eyebrows raised slightly, a spark of interest in his eyes.


    "Mr. K, the side effects of that drug will gradually manifest over time. It will affect her sense of smell,


    hearing, touch. She will be tormented until she goes mad. It seems we can set off next month."


    A hint of a smile appeared on the man''s lips.


    "Of course, before shepletely loses her mind, I need to restore her to her original state."


    His words were light, as if Maja was just a ything in his hands.


    "Also, Mr. K, Augus Sanders'' moves have be unpredictabletely. I''m afraid he might know about


    the Holy Daughter."


    Mr. K''s brows furrowed; then he rxed.


    "He shouldn''t know. The incident happened suddenly. Besides, the Holy Daughter herself is a genius


    hypnotist. She wouldn''t let anyone know her whereabouts."


    The others fell silent, obviously trusting his judgment.


    K looked out the window, a smile ying at the corners of his mouth.


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    The torment of Maja was just beginning.