Maia did not expect Tess to approach Hope personally. She knew that things were getting complicated. “I got it. I’m coming over right now.” She instructed her secretary to adjourn her upcoming meeting and left the office in a hurry. "What are you planning, acting all weak and innocent?" Tess asked Hope as she sat down. You made Maia leave her assistant here just to look after you? I’ve underestimated you.“Tell me, is this part of your plan to make her assistant work as a mole for you instead?” Tess was crude with Hope. She did not want to waste time beating around the bush. “Let me warn you. Your mother killed my sister and took her place as the mistress of the Burgess household. We’re done playing nice. How could you have the audacity to ask Maia to help you with your contract issues?“Maia is kind enough to see you as her sister, but how could you claim to be hers when your mother has done such despicable things to us? How dare you ask such a huge favor of her?”Hope was confuse
Maia knew that Tess was doing what she thought was best for Maia. However, this was not fair to Hope. “I’ve overheard your conversations. Hope had never asked me for favors, nor has she told me about her contract dispute.” “Never? Then why would there be such news all over the internet?” Tess was questioned in surprise. “They’re all just tabloid rumors. Starlight Entertainment has never contacted Hope privately, nor did we offer to settle her contract dispute. You should stop reading that nonsense. They’re all fake!” Hope had never brought up the issue of her contract dispute with Maia. Maia had found out about this through Hope’s manager. Maia had planned to help Hope with her problem, but before she could take action, the tabloids had already spread the news around. “It doesn’t matter. I’m just glad that they’re all fake! However, I would still have to remind her of the horrible things her mother had done to us!” Tess's words were sharp and hurtful. Buck had been standi
The message read, “I’ll always be your sister.”Hope received the text in the ward. Already teary-eyed, she read it and burst into tears. Puzzled, Buck and Wesley tried in vain to console her.Hope then broke into a smile for the first time in a while. Buck and Wesley were bewildered by this.After Maia rushed back to her office, she said to Paige, “Help me get information about Hope Burgess’s contract with Nebula Entertainment and the company itself.” Paige was taken aback. “Ms. Maia, are you going to help her sort out her contract problem?” “Why do you ask?”“There’s a rumor that says that you’re going to help her. Anyway, her problem is an open secret. She was forced to sign an unfair contract that would bind her to the company for 50 years, among other unreasonable terms. Nebula sure treats their artistes like shit.” Paige shook her head, sympathizing with Hope. “I’m not trying to resolve her contract problem,” Maia said. “I’m trying to take over Nebula.” “I see. I’ll get on i
Glancing at his script, Aiken saw that Fiona was noted to be the daughter of a sponsor. That explained the group name—it was to boost her own exposure.He said, “Let’s ask the mentors. Do you guys like her name?” Letting out embarrassed yet courteous smiles, the mentors nodded stiffly. “Great, the mentors love your name. You may begin your performance now.”The music then played, and the girls started to dance and sing. “I love to shower… my skin is so soft… ah oh oh…”Despite being at the forefront from start to finish, Fiona was only responsible for singing “ah oh oh.” Her dance moves were unbearably stiff. All she did was wink, turn, wink, take a few steps, and wink again before repeating the routine. When the song finished, the mentors removed their headphones. Smiling awkwardly, Aiken asked, “Whose feedback would you like to hear? You guys get to choose.” Fiona took a step forward and said smilingly, “Here’s the thing. We’re big fans of Cedric Larkin. Since only M
“Well, she’ll always be my wife, and I enjoy following her around.” Cedric’s reply made the crowd go wild again. “But based on what I know, Ms. Maia is very close to a famous attorney. She doesn’t even care about you, okay?” Fiona said, acting like a spoiled girl. “What matters is that I care about her.” The commotion grew so loud that it was impossible to continue record the show. Maia had the urge to leave immediately, but she knew she had to wait until the show was over. Fiona was stumped by what Cedric said. The crew didn’t dare to offend the daughter of a sponsor, but they couldn’t afford to have her upset Cedric and their boss, Maia, either. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, Fiona could hardly take the humiliation and sobbed pitifully after they managed to persuade her to leave the stage. Someone then uploaded a video of Fiona crying online, entitled “Maia Burgess humiliated a participant for having bad teeth and problematic eyes.” It was a viral hit.As
“What about Aiken’s room?” he asked. Baz quickly replied, “I’ve arranged for him to stay at least 10 minutes away from Ms. Maia.” “Good job.” Baz chuckled proudly. Suddenly, his phone vibrated. Checking a message sent by an employee, he quickly said, “Sir, you and Ms. Maia are trending online again.”Cedric glanced at the phone and saw a trending video with a title that read, “Cedric Larkin Has His Ex-wife’s Back.’Retweeted by countless netizens, the tweet read, “Ms. Maia mocked Fiona because of her bad behavior. What surprised everyone was when Cedric came and taught Fiona a lesson on behalf of his ex-wife! Check out the video now!”The edited video included the whole incident, starting with Fiona’s rude behavior. Although it wasn’t clear, one could hear what Cedric said. “If you must know, I think you belong to the nightclub instead of the stage.”“Well, she’ll always be my wife, and I enjoy following her around.” “What matters is that I care about her.” The netizens raved ab
Feeling his breath on her cheek, Maia looked away and said, “If you think you can force me into remarrying you, you can dream on. I’d rather kill myself!” When she said the last sentence, Maia met his gaze. This time, Cedric let her go. Maia then opened the door and walked out of the room without saying anything. Broadcast live, the dinner was held buffet-style in the central square. The equipment was set up, and the audience could watch what was going on from four different angles. Not long after the live broadcast started, the number of viewers exceeded five million, with countless comments. “Where’s Cedric? I want to see him, please!”“Where’s Maia? I want to see her and Cedric!” “I want to see them get back together!” The moment Maia entered the central square, all eyes were on her. Her beauty was captivating. “Ms. Maia.” A mentor named Jackie Tenny handed her a soda. “Have some iced soda. It’s perfect for this weather.” Although it was not scorching hot, they
He started jogging along and asked Maia, “I realized that you were a little distracted during the night segment, Maia. What’s the matter?”“Was I?”“Definitely,” Aiken said.“Perhaps I was too worn out.” Maia yawned. “That’s possible. You are always under a lot of stress as CEO of Starlight Entertainment. You might feel a little tired now that you’ve let your hair down. I think my dad will love this place."“Jordan?”“Yeah. He’s hot-headed. He should spend some time in Stonebrooke and relax! The world is so huge. Is it appropriate for someone as old as him to be this temperamental?”Maia laughed at what Aiken said, “You better watch out. Jordan’s going to kick your ass if he knows what you said!”“Hehe. We’re so far from him. He can’t do anything to me! Hahaha!” Aiken looked free as a bird. He might be acting all cocky now, but he’d chicken out the moment he was in front of Jordan.The sky was completely dark when they reached Maia’s homestay. Stonebrooke looked uniquely be