Influenced by the staff in the center court, the staff in the offices started applauding as well. Maia boosted staff morale so early in the morning. Everyone was pumped after her speech.Instead of taking her personal elevator, she got into the one that everyone used. She stepped out of the elevator when it stopped at her office floor. Buck, Paige, and the other administrative assistants applauded her. “Welcome back, Ms. Maia.” Paige said. Maia nodded and said, “Look at the smiles on your faces. It seems I’m not such a bad boss, after all.” Everyone laughed at that. “No one would ever think of a pretty lady as a bad boss!” One of them said and made everyone laugh again. Paige nodded in approval, “That’s right. A pretty lady could never do anything wrong!”All of them laughed and went back to work. Buck quickly handed Maia the documents he had prepared the night before. “This is the list of people Ms. Tess had promoted in your absence.”She took the documents and scanned the li
“Yes, I agree that her fan base is important, but ultimately as an actress her acting abilities and work are what’s most important. Hope can’t stay single forever, and she has never promised that she wouldn’t date or get married. “She’s only human. If her fans decided to leave just because she’s dating someone, then those aren’t her true fans. Besides, there are other superstars in the industry who are dating as well. So, why worry?” Buck nodded. “Ms. Maia, there's still another problem.”“You’re worried about your family?” Maia asked directly.Buck was taken aback by her candor before nodding slowly. “I’m grateful to you for providing me with a job. I love this job and I’ve worked hard to be able to afford a small apartment on my own. However, how could I ask Hope to live in such a small space with me? There’s nothing that I could give her.“Moreover, my foster parents have never stopped trying to extort money from me. If they find out that my girlfriend is a well-known actre
Maia frowned at what Nigel had told her. She did not expect him to give her such shocking news, and she was too stunned to reach out for the envelope.Nigel gently placed it next to her and continued, “You should look into it. I’m not trying to put the blame on Cedric, but I’ve spoken to one of the three artists. He looked really scared when I asked him who was behind this. “He was afraid that this would endanger his family as well. As you very well know, if Cedric wanted to do something, there was no way that he would fail.”“What was his motive?” Maia asked as she studied the contents inside the envelope Nigel had given her. When she saw a photo of a man, her frown deepened. “Isn’t this Baz?”“Maia, you know that Cedric would do something like this because of you. He wants you to take him back. What better way than to act like your white knight, protecting you from being bullied on the internet? He wants you to rely on him, and you did. You don’t hate him as much as you did be
“Really?” Cedric asked as his lips trembled. Baz nodded convincingly, “Of course. Ms. Maia would never be interested in someone like Nigel!”“You’re right. She’s not even interested in me.” Baz was taken aback by his reply as he quickly nodded and added, “That’s why you shouldn’t worry about Nigel!” When Baz thought he was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, Cedric said, “Even if she’s not interested in him, she shouldn’t be spending so much time with another man!” Baz could only lower his head and remain silent. His boss was unreasonable when he was jealous! After a while, Baz suggested, “Then, why don’t we show up at Starlight Entertainment and confront Nigel?” “Confront him? Why should I?” Still, as soon as Cedric finished, he stood up and walked toward the door with his car keys.“Mr. Cedric, where are we going?” Baz hurried behind him and asked in confusion.“Starlight Entertainment.”‘I thought he didn’t want to confront Nigel?’ Baz could only follow behind
Moments later, the drones took off and flew toward Maia’s office. “Why are there seven drones hovering at your window?” Nigel asked in surprise as he saw them outside. Maia followed Nigel’s gaze as her eyes landed on the drones hovering in a straight line, right outside her windows. When she looked closer, she saw that each had a banner attached that had ‘Honey, please don’t ignore me!’ written on them. It was obvious who the message was from. Maia gritted her teeth angrily and hissed his name in annoyance. She had never expected him to take this approach when she declined to see him. Just then, Cedric’s voice came from the drones, “Honey, your dashing husband will be waiting for you in the lobby!” Maia could feel her blood boiling. He really was shameless as there was no method he would not use just to get his way! Nigel was also furious as he offered fiercely, “Maia, do you want me to help you with this? We shouldn’t tolerate his unreasonable behavior!”“With his capab
“Mr. Cedric, we’re rooting for you!”Netizens continued to post their supportive comments and started numerous discussions about their relationship on Twitter. Close to the entrance of Starlight Entertainment, Cedric smiled sadly as he glanced at the fallen drones. He continued to wallow in his feelings of regret about how he had treated Maia in the past. No matter how hard he tried, it seemed like she would never accept him again. Baz just lowered his head and sighed as he witnessed the unpleasant aftermath. He whispered to himself quietly, “Women can be so cruel.”Moments later, Cedric instructed Baz to clean up the mess and walked to his car. If this was her way of making him leave, he would comply. Maia was standing right next to the window as she noticed his car pulling out and driving off. Maia shifted her gaze away and smiled sadly. After they were done with work, Nigel suggested, “Why don’t I wait for you to get off work and we can go look for a new phone together?”
Maia nodded, "Got it, Nigel, thank you." She remained polite to him, always being courteous.Nigel was disappointed, but his gaze towards Maia never changed. Then, he waved with a smile and left Maia's office. He could never have her. Never in the past, not now, and it seemed impossible in the future.In the afternoon, Maia went to the Prismara Cemetery with Jordan. Errol had already arrived early and arranged everything. When Maia got out of the car, Errol immediately walked up, gesturing, "Sis, I've chosen a burial site for Aunt Tess.""You’ve chosen already?""Yes, it's right below Mom's grave. Consider it... it's like making her repent for a lifetime." Errol's gestures were forceful, expressing the intense resentment in his heart.Maia had filled Errol in on everything. It made Errol even angrier than Maia, stating that he could never forgive what Tess had done. It was a well-deserved punishment.Even today, Maia could feel his spontaneous anger."Errol, what about Celia
"Marrying Elena was initially about the vineyard and her family's shipping company, which greatly benefits our winery's overseas sales. But do you truly love her? It seems not. Why jeopardize your lifelong happiness? Errol, what you're doing is unfair to Elena!"Errol shook his head, gesturing, "Elena knows I have feelings for Celia, and she doesn't mind. She believes time will heal everything. We've had serious conversations about this. Sister, Celia is no longer with us, and I won't fall in love with anyone else. My life is destined to be unhappy. In that case, why not choose a wife who benefits the winery? Besides, she doesn't mind...""You..." Maia was speechless, realizing that Errol had made up his mind."Sister, after this meal, Elena and I are getting engaged! Sister, you can't greet her parents with a cold face tonight... Otherwise, my great marriage opportunity will be ruined!" Errol laughed after his gestures.Maia sighed helplessly, "Your decision is beyond my control."