Very soon, Maia went out the door according to the time she had set with Elena. Elena was already there when Maia arrived at the bridal boutique. She smiled the moment she saw Maia and waved at her. She took brisk steps towards her.“You’re here, Maia!”Elena still looked as innocent as Maia first met her, but she could no longer see her the same way. “Have I kept you waiting for long?” Maia smiled and asked.Elena shook her head and signed, “Not at all. I have just arrived here myself. The staff gave me some wedding dresses. I was about to go through them when you arrived!”Then, Elena took Maia’s hand and led her into the boutique. “I need your advice, Maia. I have no idea which ones I should pick. All of them looked so wonderful.”Maia nodded and went on to pick the dresses, “What gave you the idea to buy some ready-made wedding dresses?”With the Welbeck family’s financial standing, Elena could’ve easily customized a wedding dress for herself. She could’ve hired a top-not
Buck was very efficient. He wrapped up the investigation in less than five minutes. He called Maia once again and sent a bank statement to her phone at the same time. “I’m done investigating, Ms. Maia. Elena is a regular contributor to several charities. She made donations to orphanages all over Prismara. However, none of the donations were explicitly listed under her name even though she transferred the amount from her bank account.”“What name does she use, then?”“Mr. Errol’s.”Maia was so stunned to hear it, her grip on her phone tightened. “What did you say? Did she make a donation under Errol’s name? Had she been using his name for the charity affairs?”“That's right,” Buck answered.Maia hung up the phone and read the bank statement Buck sent her. It was true. Elena had made every single transaction, but she made the donations under Errol’s name.What was she trying to achieve? Did she do it to gain Errol’s favor? Was she trying to show the public how kind-hearted she wa
Victoria probably thought Nancy was going to take away the man she loved from her. That was probably why she was so worked up. She would never think that Aiken and Nancy’s date was merely an act. ‘Stygian Nation’ was all they ever talked about.Still, it could end up working out well for everyone. Victoria would have a clearer idea of what she wanted now, and Spencer would know just how important Nancy was to him. Maia was basically doing a favor for both of the girls and helping them land the men of their dreams. On top of that, she got the adaptation rights for the ‘Stygian Nation.’ It was a win-win situation for everyone!…As expected, Aiken and Nancy’s date was the hottest trending gossip on the internet that night. They became the most searched topic in the blink of an eye!It broke the internet and congested the social media servers. Every single netizen wanted to chime in on Aiken’s dating life.“Aiken has a girlfriend now! He looks so happy!”“I came here for gossip but
Aiken started babbling the moment Maia picked up his call. “Aiken.”Maia tried to stop him several times to no avail. He continued to ask her a barrage of questions. She could not get a word in edgewise. Cedric frowned when he heard Aiken’s incessant questions. He swiped the phone from Maia and said in a commanding, blood-chilling tone, “Shut up!”Aiken took a sharp breath and fell silent at once. Maia could finally hear herself think. Then, she said, “Haven’t you always wanted to know for sure how Vicky felt about you? If she isn’t fazed in the least or marries the next man she bumps into, wouldn't that mean she doesn't care much about you at all?”With that, Aiken finally simmered down. “I guess you can say that, but I really want to win her heart. If it turns out that she actually loves me, then she has to be heartbroken now. How am I supposed to explain my relationship with Nancy to her? Please don’t throw me under the bus, Maia.”“You and Nancy weren’t dating and you certa
Buck started to grasp the whole story once Baz had explained it to him, “So, that’s how it is.”Then, Baz patted Buck’s shoulder, “Ms. Maia had her eyes on both of their talents. The ‘Stygian Nation’ needs that. On top of it, she needed a legitimate reason to ask them to attend the party tonight. By doing that, she’d be able to secure the adaptation rights from Nancy much earlier.”Realization hit Buck again. Baz concluded, “In short, Ms. Maia killed three birds with one stone. She brought Spencer and Nancy close, as well as Aiken and Victoria. At the same time, she secured the adaptation rights much earlier.”“Are you saying that Ms. Maia secured the adaptation rights, regardless of whether Spencer and Nancy were going to be an item?” Buck understood the full picture at last. He looked at Maia with admiration and gave her a thumbs up, “That’s badass, Ms. Maia. Three birds with one stone. Wonderfully done!”She looked at him and smiled. Everything was going to work out tonight, she tho
Victoria panicked. Nancy was right there and yet Aiken had thrown himself onto her.“I didn’t hug the wrong lady. I meant to hug you, Vicky. I can only do this when I’m drunk. Otherwise, you would’ve beaten me up. Now that I’m drunk, you’ll have to hug me back or I’ll fall.” Aiken flashed a smile at Victoria and let out a stench of alcohol. “Aiken…”“I love you, Vicky.”Victoria had been pushing him away earlier, but now she was stunned at what he said. She was not alone in feeling that way. In fact, everyone present felt the same way. Nobody had expected Aiken to confess his love to Victoria!“I love you, Vicky!” Aiken leveraged the ‘drunken’ state he was in and shouted the same thing over and over again. Victoria was completely blindsided by it.Spencer, on the other hand, looked grim. His expression grew darker each time Aiken shouted that he loved Vicky. At last, he could not stand it. He dashed right at Aiken, grabbed him, and punched him right in the face!Everyone exclai
Spencer frowned, he wanted to shake his head and deny it but could not bear to do it. His shoulders fell as he smiled, shook his head and signed, “If I didn’t love you, I wouldn’t have drawn all those pictures of you.”Nancy looked at him. Her eyes twinkled with surprise. “Y-you drew pictures of me? Really?” Spencer nodded shyly. Nancy smiled brighter at his reaction. “Spencer, I think I love you more now.” This was the first time Spencer had blushed so much. Maia looked at them both and then shifted her gaze to Aiken and Victoria and smiled happily. It was wonderful to see them like this.Even though she had needed to put in some time and effort to make it happen, it was all worthwhile in the end. Aiken was still pretending that he was drunk. When Victoria tried to stand up, he pulled her back onto the sofa next to him. The crowd not far away from them were already cutting some celebratory cake. Nancy took a slice and walked toward Victoria. “Would you agree to sell me one o
Pharmaceuticals? A shiver ran down Maia’s spine the minute she heard this. If whatever Spencer said was true, Maia was shocked that she did not know anything about it. She still had not forgotten how excited Errol looked when he was told that he could visit a winery abroad and study the way they managed things. He had never pleaded for anything in his life except for the chance to travel to wineries abroad to study about wine. Maia was shocked just by hearing that he had an interest in manufacturing pharmaceuticals. She did not dare to dwell on it, but she unconsciously clenched her fists. “Ms. Maia, are you okay?” Spencer asked as he noticed that she had zoned out.Maia quickly regained her composure as she eyed Spencer. She did not know Spencer well, so she was not sure how much of the information he was telling her was true. Seconds later, Maia continued calmly. “It must have been hard on Errol as he had to build an interest in things that he didn’t like. I’m quite a failur