It didn’t take long before several bodyguards arrived at Victoria’s room and put a tape over Fiona’s mouth so she couldn’t scream. Then, they moved her out of there. “Thanks for your help, Ms. Victoria.”“I’m indebted to Cedric. It’s only right that I help him.” She gestured at Baz and told him to forgo the formalities with her. “You should get to it. I’ll clean up and head to the dining hall for breakfast. I’m starving.”Baz nodded. He knew her well, so he left her room without a word. Maia was still leaning on the television cabinet, checking her phone. The netizens was still talking about last night’s The Horizon Awards. Victor’s actions were horrendous. More celebrities opened up about their stories. The entire internet went crazy. Mykonos Studio was facing the biggest crisis it has ever seen. Many entertainment companies wanted to gain something from their downfall, but Maia was one step ahead of them and arranged for Buck to buy their shares. He stayed at Prismara ins
Maia was startled, her face reddening. He saw it, and his smile widened, “Are you hungry? What do you want to eat later?”“G-Give me some space, Cedric.” He was just so imposing, especially when they were like that. She felt as if she had nowhere to hide. She even sensed he wanted to fuse with her if he could.“What’s the matter? Is your husband too charming?”“How have I never known you’re this narcissistic, Cedric?” Maia kept a distance from him. Then, she muttered, “I didn’t use to have a chance to get close to you. You didn’t have time for me. It’s only natural that I didn’t know this about you.”Cedric heard her mumblings. She was traumatized by what happened in the past. It was painful for him to see her like that, too. He frowned and said, “You’re the only one who could get close to me. From here on out, I’ll make time for you to know me on a deeper level.” Cedric gave her a sly smile. He emphasized the word ‘deeper.’ It was clear what he meant.“Eww! I don’t want to
“Honey, what would you like to do to the woman who tried to seduce your husband?” Cedric smiled and asked in a gentle tone.Maia was taken aback at his question and that he had called her ‘honey’ again. Baz and Hope, who were standing next to them, glanced at each other awkwardly. At first, Hope was curious at how Cedric would act in front of her sister. Now that she had seen it, Hope could not believe that Cedric was capable of being this gentle. Hope felt like he would even give Maia the world if she had asked for it. This made Hope slightly envious of Maia, but she was also excited to see how Maia would react to him. “She drugged you, so you should decide what to do. Why would HL’s CEO and the don of the business world ask me for my opinion?” “Because as powerful as I am, I'm still a henpecked husband!” Cedric teased.Others would try to hide the fact that they were a henpecked husband, yet Cedric was proud of it. Maia was surprised by his statement. When had she even trie
“I called her. She told me she’s already there and waiting for us.”Maia nodded as they got into the elevator to go to the restaurant.…At the restaurant, Victoria was already busy piling her plate with different kinds of delicious food. “Look, who’s this? I didn’t expect you to be here as well.” Victoria was slightly surprised by the annoying, high-pitched voice. She already knew who it was without turning around. It was her stepbrother’s wife, her sister-in-law. She was a well-known actress in the industry. Most netizens would describe her as someone who was a professional at acting as a bossy woman on screen. Victoria had already known that Yuna would be here when she saw the list of actresses appearing on The Horizon Awards. However, Victoria had not expected to bump into her at such a huge resort.Moreover, after the award show ended late yesterday, most of the actresses would choose to sleep in. “Why can’t I just have breakfast in peace.” Victoria was not a fan of
“I’m not sure what happened, but I’m certain that Yuna did not manage to take advantage of Vicky.” Maia shook her head too, but from the looks of it, they had probably caused a huge commotion. Just as Maia finished, she heard footsteps coming from behind her. The next thing she knew, she was already in his warm embrace. Before she could react, Cedric handed her a cell phone and told her to look at it.“Why are you here too?” Maia lifted her head and looked at him.“I’m here to have breakfast with my honey.” Maia lowered her head as her cheeks flushed red. She quickly took the phone from his hands and opened the video footage of the restaurant. Maia watched as Yuna provoked Victoria and kicked Victoria in the back of her knee when Victoria had turned to leave. Maia also watched how Victoria threw Yuna to the ground when Yuna suddenly bent over to help. “Yuna is so horrible! How could she kick Vicky with her deadly heels? Vicky must be in so much pain!” Hope commented angrily
Victoria was already feeling angry and embarrassed. After hearing what Aiken said, she exploded. She shoved Aiken away from her as she steadied herself with the help of the table next to her. “If I was like any of the other Smiths, I wouldn’t have left that family in the first place.” She turned around and walked away with difficulty. Aiken looked at her retreating back as his head was filled with mixed emotions. At that moment, Victoria’s frail frame had looked powerful to him. He immediately ran up to her and scooped her into his arms.“You should stop trying to act tough. I’m sorry if I’ve offended you. Since I’m already involve in this incident, I might as well just send you to the hospital. You have a set of beautiful legs, it would be a shame if you ended up limping!” “How could you say something so mean? Put me down! Stopped trying to take advantage of me!”As Aiken and Victoria continued to bicker, Yuna left the restaurant as if nothing had happened. The minute she walk
Maia finished calmly as she looked at Yuna with sympathy. Maia’s intention of mentioning this was to deliberately manipulate Yuna into thinking that the Smiths did not trust her. This was her way of getting back at Yuna for what she had done to Victoria. Yuna was furious after what she heard. She had never thought that Cedric was the support behind Victoria and the reason behind the Smiths leaving Victoria alone. She had been s part of the family for some time now, yet she knew nothing about this!Yuna stood there clenching and unclenching her fists as she boiled over with rage. When Maia noticed her reaction, she knew that she had achieved her purpose. There was only one last thing left for her to do. Maia grabbed Yuna’s arm and beckoned Yuna to follow her.When they got to the end of the corridor, Maia stopped in her tracks. “Turn around and take a look.” Yuna turned and immediately met Cedric’s eyes. Yuna’s face paled as she was stunned to see him there. She instantly shifte
Victoria choked up, saying, "You guys don't know the whole story. Everyone thinks it's my fault, but deep down, I wanted to feel like I belonged. But that family didn't accept me!"Seeing her emotional state, Aiken realized his lectures were wrong. It wasn't her choice to leave the Smith family, it was them who forced her out. Aiken felt regret.Meanwhile, Maia and Hope stood at the doorway, overhearing the conversation. Hope whispered, "Sis, Aiken likes you..."Maia shook her head. "He doesn't like me, it's just admiration."After those words, Maia knocked on the door and, along with Hope, entered the room."Maia, Hope," Victoria wiped away her tears upon seeing them, smiling. "What brings you here?" Hope quickly approached her. "Vicky, I have good news for you.""What good news?""My sister has already dealt with Yuna for you. That woman got scared half to death and won't dare to trouble you again," Hope said with a cheerful smile.Victoria then turned to Maia. "Thank you,