Elena enthusiastically showed Maia around the house, and it was evident that she had put a lot of effort into decorating it."It's beautiful," Maia said with a smile."Sis, stop teasing me. I know that compared to Mr. Cedric's house, mine is like a small hovel. Stop the compliments...""I'm not teasing you, it really is beautiful. As long as it's what you like, it's the best."Elena nodded in agreement. "Yes, you're absolutely right!""Sis, I have soup simmering in the kitchen. I'll go check on it. Make yourself at home, Errol will be back soon." Elena hurriedly walked towards the kitchen. Maia watched her go, feeling a mix of emotions. Suddenly, her phone rang, and it was a call from Cedric. Maia answered the call, and his deep voice could be heard. "Where are you?"Upon hearing his question, Maia pursed her lips and replied, "Are you interrogating me on my whereabouts?""It's not an interrogation, it's a query of concern."Maia smiled and changed the topic, asking, "Is your matter t
Elena couldn't sense anything unusual and thought that Maia was praising Errol."Sis, you're amazing too! Both of you are amazing!""The apple doesn't fall far from the tree," Maia gracefully responded, smiling throughout.Elena quickly gave Maia a thumbs up. "That's right!"Maia looked at Elena, still wearing a smile. "Elena, is helping Errol at the winery the life you want?"Upon hearing Maia's question, Elena's expression became slightly tense. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"Maia looked at Elena, noticing her nervousness. She remained composed and said, "I feel that you might have your own dreams, other things you want to do. Helping Errol manage the winery like this... could you be sacrificing your own desires?"Elena immediately shook her head. "Sis, no! I've been well taken care of since I was young, protected by my parents. I don't have big dreams. My dream is to spend my life with the man I love. Now, being able to help at the winery is also realizing my own value.
“I came here for you.” The wine glass in Elena’s hands fell to the floor when she heard that. A loud crash could be heard as it shattered upon impact. Slowly coming back to her senses, Elena looked at Maia and signed, “How clumsy of me. The wine glass slipped from my hand.” In an attempt to mask her panic, she bent down to pick up the shattered pieces. Maia squinted at Elena’s unusual reaction. She took a few steps forward and stopped Elena, “Leave it. You might cut your hand. You can ask the servants to clean up later.”“It’ll be fine, Maia.” Elena picked up the pieces of glass and threw them into the trash can at the side, “You don’t come here often and yet I broke a wine glass in front of you. I hope you won’t tell Errol about this. He loved it.”Maia nodded, “Don’t worry. I won’t tell him about it.”“I was just having a taste of the Lamenting Raven. They’re going to be put on shelves soon. Here. You can have a taste of it too!”The Lamenting Raven? Maia sneered. Perhaps s
Elena was so shocked that her eyes turned red. She had lived a sheltered life. How was she supposed to handle such intimidation? With that said, Elena was also the kind of stubborn person who would not let up until they were backed to the corner. She still would not come clean.Maia would love the chance to question Errol. First, it was Celia. Now, it was Elena. What kind of charm did he use to make them fall in love with them and obey his every order, even to the point of dying for him? Suddenly, a streak of lightning flashed across the dark sky. The rain poured as the thunder rumbled. Errol, who had been about to take a flight and leave Prismara, was stopped by an old man at the airport. “Mr. Errol.”“What are you doing here, Jimmy?” Errol was surprised to see him.Jimmy nodded slightly and said, “That shouldn’t be your concern right now. You should direct your concern to what’s going down at the winery.”“Huh?” Errol was puzzled. Jimmy said again, “Maia knows who you a
“The high fever didn’t turn me into a mute, Maia. I’ve always been able to talk. Have I been doing a good job keeping it under wraps all these years?”“You’ve hidden it well. You fooled all of us!” Maia looked at Errol coldly. She was scanning her surroundings with her peripheral visions, searching for an object she could wield!Errol laughed again. “You aren’t too bad yourself, either. I can’t believe you tried to divert me away from Prismara. You fooled your own flesh and blood.”“Does that word still mean anything to you? Do you know how insane you are, doing what you did? We’re no longer family, Errol!” Maia uttered each world with such certainty. Then, she grabbed a wine bottle and smashed Errol with it!A loud crash could be heard when the wine bottle connected with his head. Blood dripped from his forehead.“Surround them!”Errol gave the order and six bodyguards dashed at Maia and Elena under the cover of the darkness and the rain. They had them surrounded. Maia stuffed
In a private plane that was en route to Prismara, a sudden pain got hold of Cedric’s chest. It felt as if someone was grabbing his heart and tightening their grip slowly. The pain in his chest was excruciating. He felt as if his heart was about to be crushed!His life was in someone else’s hands, it seemed!Holding his chest, Cedric found it hard to breathe. Baz, who was sitting on the other side, rushed to him. “What’s the matter, Mr. Cedric?” he asked hurriedly, concerned about his master. Cedric frowned and asked coldly, “How long until we arrive at Prismara?” Baz checked the time and said immediately, “About forty-five minutes.”“Okay.” Cedric shut his eyes, sweat forming on his forehead. Baz did not understand where all of this came from. He asked his master in the same concerned tone, “Should we get you a doctor, Mr. Cedric?”“It isn’t necessary.”He had experienced this excruciating pain before. The last time it occurred, she was trapped in the raging fire. He was t
The ravishing lady sat on Errol’s lap, wrapped her arms around him, and rested her chin on his shoulders when he sat down. Elena lowered her head and cried silently when she saw it. Her tears dropped on Maia’s hands. They were hot.“Watch out.” Maia helped her sit on the carpet. There were bandages wrapped around her leg. Obviously, she had just undergone surgery. Maia fought through the pain and rose after she had settled Elena. She looked at Errol and asked, “Are you the head of the Cawing Raven?”Errol nodded. “In the flesh.” He looked entirely different from the Errol she used to know. Maia looked at him, vigilant. She asked again, “Who was Dr. Erwin to you?”“It looks like you know quite a bit, Maia. It’s impressive enough that you found out about the Cawing Raven. How is it that you know about my master as well?” Errol was quite surprised. He flashed a smile at her.“Is Dr. Erwin really your master? How did you get involved with someone like him?”“I had nothing to l
Errol sneered, “To be fair to you, even though we’re not siblings, but we're still related. I think I should call you my cousin instead.”Maia had never felt so shocked in her life as she listened to Errol’s confessions. Rosa was kind to him. She had even treated him as her own. Yet, he only saw this as sympathy and wanted nothing but revenge on her!Maia could only clench her fists tighter as she was filled with utter hatred toward him. “You really are a madman!”“Am I? I have had my eyes opened to the truth, but I couldn’t say the same for you. Have you forgotten about Celia? She was acting like someone crazy, all thanks to me. She even jumped off the building when I told her to!” Errol laughed maniacally. Tess had nothing to do with Celia’s death. It was him all along! Maia was shocked at this discovery. Elena started to shiver in fear as she heard this. “You used Celia as your lab rat and even caused her death! Did you have anything to do with her being raped?”“Of course,