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
The moment he said that, Maia's eyes widened in surprise. She could tell that something did not sound right. He was flirting again! Maia glared at him and moved further away from him.“Cedric, could you be serious for once?”“Aren’t I talking about something serious too?” Maia gritted her teeth at his reply. Cedric only smiled at her grumpiness. “You should hurry, everyone is waiting for you.” Cedric was referring to those executives who were still in the meeting. “Cedric, once I’ve managed to find out the cause of Sunny Videos’ downfall and solve it, you need to lend me the ownership to Sunny Videos for five years.” Maia was not a greedy person, five years was more than enough for her. Since he had given her this opportunity, she would hold on to it. She was a businesswoman too. “Ten years.” Cedric corrected calmly. Baz was surprised by Cedric’s promise. Ten years was a long period. Maia remained silent for a while before asking, “The reason you’re asking me to solve this
HL Corporation had never been short of talented and capable employees. His intention for conducting the meeting today was to officially hand over the ownership of Sunny Videos to Maia as well as to allow her to be exposed to the executives of the company. If something were to happen to him in the future, Maia would still be capable of handling HL Corporations on her own. He tugged one of her loose strands behind her ears and said, with a hint of teasing in his voice, “Look at how well you did today!”“Really? Compared to you, I’m nothing.” Maia shook her head demurely. She could not compare to him. She still had so much to learn. Cedric saw things differently. Maia had proven her abilities by re-establishing Starlight Entertainment and rebuilding its reputation within a year, which was no easy feat. She should not underestimate herself. She was on the right course to success, and he would make sure that her path was clear of obstacles and danger. Cedric reached out his hand an
That afternoon, Maia arrived at Errol’s high school at 2pm. “Ms. Maia, it’s an honor to have you here!” The principal greeted her with a smile and shook her hand.Maia smiled back. “Not at all. The honor is mine.” “Ms. Maia, let me introduce our school grounds to you. Speaking of which, this was also your brother’s alma mater. I can show you the classrooms and recreation halls that he used to spend his time in.”Maia nodded. “Thank you, I’d love to see that.”“The pleasure’s ours. This is Ms. Brown, she used to be Errol’s English and Homeroom teacher.” The principal introduced the woman who was standing next to him.“Hi, Ms. Maia, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”Maia shook her hand and added, “Thank you for taking good care of my brother in the past.”“Don’t mention it. We were happy to have him as a student here. He was always outstanding and well-behaved throughout the years he was studying here.”“I heard that my brother used to love conducting experiments.” Maia smiled as
"Why did you come to see me today? Is there something important that you need to tell me?" Chantelle kept her head down and tightly held the cup in her hands, looking quite unnatural."Is it about the things in Celia's suitcase?" Maia hinted subtly.As soon as she said that, Chantelle looked up at her."Y-you know?" Chantelle asked incredulously."The drugs," Maia said, shortly.Immediately, Chantelle froze. After a moment, it dawned on her. "Ms. Maia, y-you really know everything? Did Celia tell you?"Maia shook her head and truthfully said, "I'm looking into things on my own."Chantelle was stunned for a few seconds. "You're looking into things? So you didn't know?""Know what?"The next moment, Chantelle trembled as she stood up from her seat, shouting the heart-wrenching words that Maia dreaded to hear."That drug... It's from your brother!"This statement left Maia's eyes wide open."What did you say? Say it again!"Maia couldn't believe what she had just heard. T