Tess was having trouble holding her own. Still, Cedric might be a terrifying character, but this was a good chance for her to talk about this. She had to seize it.Maia was a little worried to hear that Tess wanted Cedric to give up his position so that she could take over Starlight Entertainment. He might have received the emails and the documents, but she was the one who checked through them.There was no doubt Cedric was an outsider and that Starlight Entertainment belonged to the Burgess family. As such, Tess had every right to take over the company. This worried her. There was no way she could let Tess lay a finger on Starlight Entertainment. Maia composed herself and smiled at Tess.“Don’t get upset, Aunt Tess. I’ll be reporting to work tomorrow.” Tess said immediately, “You’ve lost your memories. You were a complete rookie three years ago. What can you achieve? It’s a big company. I’m not comfortable with that.”“You say that, but I’m the CEO of Starlight Entertainment.
Maia noticed that she was backed against the door. There was nowhere else she could go.Cedric frowned in disapproval at Maia’s behaviour. “Come here.” Maia did not give in as she continued to put distance between them. “Come here!”“Cedric, I won’t come closer to you. I won’t give you a chance to take advantage of me. If you want to say something, say it while you’re on the bed. Besides, it’s not like you could walk over.” Maia said while adding the last part softly.He smiled at her childish provocations. He immediately threw off the covers with an arm, walked briskly toward her and carried her over to the bed.Before Maia could react, she was already sitting on the bed. She was shocked by his actions as she looked at him wide-eyed. “Your legs? I thought you had a fracture?” Cedric only grinned cheekily in response. Maia looked at his mischievous reaction and recalled what the doctor had told her after he was done with his surgery.“It’s only a minor injury.”“So, the
Cedric just nodded coldly in response. Maia tried hard to suppress her laughter. “Rita, Cedric means that he doesn’t want to tire you. It’s been a long day for everyone, you should go home and have a break. Rest assured as long as I’m here, I’ll take good care of Cedric.” Rita’s expression eased at Maia’s considerate words. “Alright, I feel assured having you look after Cedric. I’ll take my leave, then.” Maia smiled and nodded, “Do be careful on your way home.”“Cedric, you should let Maia know if you need anything. She’s more than capable of taking care of you. You don’t really need me by your side anymore.”Cedric could not help but sneered at the irony. When he had sustained severe burns protecting Maia in his teens, she only came to visit him a handful of times. She also only came once when he had burnt his back while saving Maia from another fire. Since when had he needed her by his side? He continued to ignore her as his face remained impassive.As Rita prepared to le
When Cedric was drunk at Stonebrook, he had admitted that it was all his fault. That he should not have lost his memories and forgotten her. Maia had always known that he regretted how he had treated her after the fire. She did not know that he had also regained his memories. She thought that the words he had said when he was drunk were just nonsense. Now, she finally understood that he had really meant them. He remembered. Unfortunately, her heart could not be won over so easily. It was undeniable that he had saved her and that she was touched by his gestures, but how could a heart that had turned into stone be touched so easily?“I don’t need you anymore. It would’ve been better if you hadn’t regained those memories. It would’ve been for the best, for all of us,” Maia said with teary eyes. Maia’s thoughts were a mess when he first told her that he had regained his memories. However, she knew that it was futile now. He had missed the chance to reciprocate her feelings. It was
“Nigel, my wife doesn’t need your protection.” Nigel looked at Cedric directly, not moving an inch. “Cedric, who are you to call Maia your wife? Have your forgotten how you’ve treated her? You can’t take advantage of her just because she has lost her memories! “Everyone knows that you’re divorced. Have you forgotten how you and the whole Larkin family discarded Maia? News about it can still be found all over the internet!” “Are you just trying to flaunt your job ethics?” Cedric said mockingly. “Maia, this man doesn’t deserve you. You should leave him! Even if you’ve lost your memories, you need to know what he has done to you. “He made you have a miscarriage and almost killed you in a fire. This was all his family’s doing!” Nigel said in frustration as he saw Maia trying to stop him. “Nigel, I don’t remember any of this. Could you please stop blaming Cedric? I don’t want you to fight.” Nigel sighed as he heard Maia explaining. Cedric’s eyes turned cold as he recalled t
Maia wanted to pull her hand back, but Cedric had an iron grip on it. He lowered his head and blew lightly onto her palm. The strange sensation made her squirm as she demanded, “Cedric, let go of me!” She yanked her hand back forcefully. “You should go to bed now. Even though your legs are fine, you’re still physically injured from the accident. Stop moving about so freely. You should pay attention to your wounds.” The moment Maia finished, a loud commotion came from the other side of the door. “Hey, why am I not allowed to enter? There may be two of you, but you can’t stop me!” The voice sounded familiar to Maia. “Another intruder,” Cedric commented in annoyance. Before Maia could respond to Cedric’s statement, she heard the man outside call out to her, “Ms. Maia, are you inside? It’s Aiken! I’m here to see you! Ms. Maia! Hmph!” Aiken’s voice was muffled as the bodyguards covered his mouth. “Why is he here? Shouldn’t he be filming somewhere?” Maia mumbled as she watched
Aiken placed the bags against the wall and then swiftly ran off. As he passed by two bodyguards, he even threw a triumphant wink at them! Once he left, Maia looked at the six or seven bags on the ground and couldn't help but laugh.’How could this guy be so amusing?’Cedric felt a surge of anger. The slap she gave him seemed to hurt again. Her laughter was because of another man. Could he not be furious? Then, Cedric looked at the two bodyguards. Seeing that Maia's laughter dumbfounded them, he became even more infuriated!"Ready for a job hunt?"When the two bodyguards heard Cedric's words, they quickly lowered their heads. They retreated to the door outside the safe exit. Maia watched the two bodyguards leave nervously, picked up the bags, and turned to Cedric, her lips curled."I want to go home. Take care of yourself, Mr. Cedric. I won't keep you company. No one will suspect you if you tell them you were worried about me and forced me to go home to rest. Three years ago, I
"Next Wednesday," Maia answered.She never expected the fish to bite so easily. Tess was indeed in a hurry, eager to go to Osttahl with her. Wasn't this a sign of guilt?"Okay, I'll book the plane tickets and hotel.""Aunt Tess, I've already booked the plane tickets and hotel. Just buy another ticket based on my flight." Maia dared not let Tess handle these things. No one knew if she would tamper with the plane or hotel."Alright." Tess nodded.After quietly eating a few bites of breakfast, she left Prismara Hill in Tess's car. Just as they left Prismara Hill, the villa's bodyguards immediately reported to Cedric.When the car arrived at Starlight Entertainment, as soon as Maia got out, the security guard at the entrance quickly saluted her. Tess smiled and nodded at the security guard, indicating he could stop, but he still stared at Maia and didn't stop saluting."Maia, no one at Starlight Entertainment recognizes me anymore. Sigh..." Tess sighed helplessly and looked at the s