Chapter 22 Two days later , it was Mata's burtlulay . Cassian had specifically cleared his entire schedule , but when it came time to prepare the cake , he realized one little he truly new about her He didn't even know what flavor cake she liked , so he had no choice hot to buy every variety available . This would be the first time he'd properly celebrated Mara's birthday with her . Before his paralysis , as a golden boy on top of the world , he'd never paid attention to the birthday of some scholarship student his family rømmered . Later , when she came to his side , his personality had changed drastically due to his condition he was consumed by shame at having his mulnerability witnessed and constantly took his frustrations nut on her . Even later , when Cassian gradually improved under her care and encouragement , finally learning to soften his edges and treat those around him with kindness, unfortunately , Mara wasn't included among thone He'd still been bothered by how completely she'd seen him at his worst , maintaining only surface level chality of obligation . By the time he'd realized has true feelings , Mara had already packed her bags and quietly left his side , But he consoled himself it was okay . Even if his understanding of her wasn't deep enough now , they had a future . He would gradually learn all ber habits and interests weaving them into his own life . As soon as he got home , Cassian proudly displayed all the gifts before her . " Mara , see if there's anything you like . If not . I have someone go buy more . Before Cassian returned , Mars had prepared herself mentally for two scenarios : Whether he was taking his love and had forgotten her birthday , or genuinely loved her and would make a big production of it- she was ready for But when Mara saw the cakes and gifts that nearly filled the entire living room , she couldn't help but pause : " Why did you buy so mucr Cassian's expression froze . He opened his mouth as if finding it hard to explain , stammering before deflecting to other topics Seeing him like this . Mara quicidy understood . During their limited time together , Cassian's attention had been focused on his paralyzed legs, on Juliette who had once abandoned him - leaving very Little for her . So little that now , when he wanted to please her , he probably still wasn't clear on her preferentes . She lowered her head and laughed softly , suddenly feeling grateful that she hadn't chosen Cassian Seeing her laugh , Cassian thought she was pleased win his preparations and smiled too . Mara said nothing , randomly selecting one item from the pile of gifts : " This one that at wasn't particularly eye - catching among all the gifts , though it was extremely valuable . appear even more Eair . She stared at the bracelet , ber She'd chosen a purple crystal bracelet The lustrous pale purple crystals looked elegant in her palm , making her skin app catching the certificate in the box . This bracelet was worth nearly ten million dollars , and it Inexplicably , she suddenly remembered when she'd first accommodation was among the less expensive items in the pile t arrived in the UK with pitifully little money barely enough for a few meals , let alone Back then , in her desperation , she'd worked odd jobs while figuring out her future path If she had a bracelet like this then , even selling it at a discount would have given her enough money to live comfortably for a while . Maybe the mheen so broke that she could only find random places to rest , nearly getting caught up in a criminal case ? SEM Fortunately , her back war't all bad or perhaps when you hit rock bottom , you can only bounce back . During that most diffinid period , she'd met the most important person in her life . Shard encountered Node while working part time . 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