Chapter 1076

Maja was comfortably perched on a flat rock while lan went off in search of a mountain spring to clean the wild mushrooms he’d collected.

The moment he left, the other women shot Maja dirty looks.

“Why even bother to hike if you’re just going to be carried? Do you even know what hiking is? Every woman here is more accomplished and refined than you, yet you’re the one being carried by a man.”

Maja was still holding a wild apple, which lan had picked for her along the way. He had mentioned that the tree was known for its fruit–bearing. but one had to be lucky to taste its yield.

She tossed the apple in her hand, turning to the woman who had spoken out.

“If you’re jealous of me being carried by lan, why don’t you just ask him to carry you next time?”

The woman was fuming. She looked around to see the last group of hikers arriving and sneered.

“Even Ms. Sanders, who is unwell, managed to walk here on her own. When lan eventually tires of you, let’s see which man would indulge your capricious nature.”

Maja was about to retort when the other women chimed in.

“Exactly, you’re not even a big deal. Once lan’s done with you, you won’t even dare show your face around us.”

“A woman should always be independent.”

portray themselves

the more naive and innocent a woman was, the more popular she became. But in recent years, the call was for women to be strong and independent, not reliant on

belittle other women to elevate themselves. What kind of

it amusing. When lan returned, she handed him the apple

Do you have a pocket knife? Could you slice it for me? It’s too big

others felt like retching at her request

they doing

until the next afternoon. They were here to enjoy the scenery and nature. A simple wash would suffice for the apple, yet she insisted lan slice it for her.

expected lan to lose his temper because Maja was

the apple, looking at Maja.

smiled at him, even licking

wasn’t trying to seduce him, she genuinely wanted

mind was filled with Maja and her words, ‘It’s too big

mind, he felt

sliced and placed

stick into a makeshift fork and stuck it

leaf and began eating the apple

his mind, so he grabbed the backpacks from Ryan and Tyler and

of jealousy, seeing

behaved like this on

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