Maia lowered her gaze, watching as the snowflakes in her palm melted into water."She said that day when she held you, it happened to be snowing. It was the first snowfall of winter. She hoped you would remain as pure as that day when you first saw snow. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned."Maia gradually tightened her grip, and the snowflakes that had turned into water completely disappeared from her palm. It was just like the Errol from before... gone forever.Maia looked at him, smiling lightly. "Happy birthday, Errol."Errol's hand suddenly loosened, and the suitcase instantly dropped. At the same time, a gunshot rang out. The bullet instantly struck him, staining his clothes red with blood.Errol staggered backward, clutching his chest. "Cedric!" he shouted harshly. "You won't get the antidote in this lifetime! Even if I die today, I will take my sister with me!”Errol prepared to hook the silver suitcase with his foot. Baz pulled the trigger, and a bullet hit his
"Hate is undeniable, but this hatred carries bitterness. He was my brother for more than 20years, and the scenes from the past are still vivid in my mind. “But who could’ve imagined that he was secretly plotting so much, making people drug me, and even causing so many deaths? But even so, when he jumped off just now, I didn't dare to look... I really didn't dare to look."As she spoke, Maia's voice trembled severely, and she instinctively buried her face in his chest.Maia could not lift her face again due to excruciating pain. With her delicate brows furrowed, she bit her lower lip hard. The pain, as Errol described it, was more intense this time, spreading relentlessly. It was excruciating, as if her heart would stop at any moment. This piercing pain made her shiver.She clenched her lower lip, enduring the stabbing pain. However, in the next second, she lost even the strength to bite her lip...It hurt her a lot. Cedric sensed the change in the person in his arms. He didn't
“Name your terms,” he said coldly. “I like how you cut to the chase! I intended to threaten Errol with this medicine initially because I didn't like him. Little did I know it would become a ‘big help’ to you, Cedric!” Cedric's eyes grew darker at that. Big help? Did she seriously claim that she was helping him?“Your terms,” Cedric repeated himself briefly, not hiding the fact that he did not want to waste more time with her. “My terms are simple. The Fox family has a longer history than the Larkins. It has stood for a thousand years and it’ll be here for many millennia to come. As the matriarch of the family, I’d like to formally invite you to a dinner party. What say you, Cedric?”Lauren paused for a few seconds before continuing with a smile, “Take your time, Cedric. I’ll give you seven days to think about it. As far as I know, Maia could afford to wait for another seven days. “Take your time and ponder on my offer. After all, it’s quite momentous should you decide to atte
Jerome smiled and said, “Rebecca is rather temperamental. Please excuse her.”Cedric chuckled. “Just do whatever you think is right, Rebecca.”“Come on, Cedric…” Jerome was speechless while his wife smiled and nodded. Then, Rebecca reminded Cedric, “Don’t let her drink any alcohol. It’ll affect the medicine’s effects.”“Understood.”Jerome touched Cedric’s arms lightly, “Give me a call anytime you need help.” With that, Jerome and Rebbeca left Prismara. The vast villa was exceptionally quiet after that.Baz looked at his master and said, “Are you really going to go through with this, Mr. Cedric?”“I am. Contact Paine tomorrow.”Baz was stunned for a few seconds. He did not really understand what was Cedric thinking, but he nodded at once. “Understood, Mr. Cedric.”…Cedric went back to the master bedroom. Maia was lying on the bed. She was not in pain as she had been before. Rebecca’s medicine was working well. Color had returned to her face. She almost looked like an ordi
He lost his memories in the past. He had always chosen to trust in his own mother. He believed her when she said Maia was a scheming gold digger. Rita fed him stories that his first time with Maia at the hotel was a setup. Their marriage was also a setup. Maia was the reason for every bit of unhappiness in his life.He ate it all up and clung to it, using it as a reason to distance himself from her and take her for granted. However, the truth was, he had concerns about her. To put it plainly, he did not want to care about her because he had feelings for her.That was why he felt as if his heart had been torn apart the night he recovered his memories. Now, however, he was extremely content just to have her in his arms. He might have had only seven days with her but it was better than anything in the world.Maia’s eyes were filled with shock. She was dazed by what he had just said. “W-What did you say…?” she asked, sweetly and incredulously. He smiled in response and planted a kis
“Rebecca was here.”“Rebecca? Do you mean Jerome’s wife?”Cedric nodded, “She neutralized the poison in you.”“Really?” Maia smiled jovially. “This explains why I feel much better when I wake up today. I no longer feel weak.”“You still have to rest more, though.” He tucked her in again. Then, he pinched her nose lightly and said lovingly, “I’ll fetch your lunch up here.”“I’m not that spoiled. I can go downstairs and have my lunch there.”“Can you still walk downstairs after what we did?” He looked at her casually and smiled.Maia ducked under the blanket as her face turned red. She rolled to the side and refused to talk to him again. Cedric chuckled and headed downstairs to fetch her lunch.Not long after that, her phone started buzzing. All kinds of notifications started flooding into her phone. Checking her phone, she saw that it was all about Aiken’s love life. It made it onto the trending topics list, with the word ‘scoop’ at the end of each search.Twitter was in a grid
Maia watched as Cedric ate his food calmly. She barely stammered out the words. “I-I already used those.” “Mmm. That explains why the food is so tasty today.”He. Is. Just. So. Shameless!Cedric finished eating quickly. In fact, he felt relaxed when Maia finished the chicken soup. At least, she took the medicine when she drank the soup. Then, he asked the servants to take away the food.Maia lowered her head and checked her Twitter. She had asked the public relations department to give Aiken the freedom to do anything he wished. He should have made an announcement by now, so why was there nothing about it on Twitter? She felt that something was amiss.“What’s on your mind?” Cedric asked. “Word got out about Aiken and Victoria. My company’s public relations department wouldn’t let him reveal it, but I asked them to follow his idea and work with him. The Aiken I know would’ve announced it in a flash. So, why isn’t he saying anything now?” Aiken tended to act rashly in his private
“Hello, Ms. Maia. Ms. Victoria was in her room but left when she got a call. I haven’t been able to ask her what it was about.” Maia was also confused with Victoria’s behavior. It seemed like she did not know about Aiken’s accident. “Okay, got it.” Maia hung up and called Aiken’s assistant. She wanted to ask if Victoria was at the hospital, but she was not there either.Maia looked at Cedric and said, “That’s strange. Vicky’s not answering my calls. She’s not at the hospital either.” Cedric could already guess where Victoria went. He immediately made a U-turn and drove to the other side of the city.“Where are we going?” Maia asked.Maia observed the roads that he was taking. She was quite good with directions plus she was a local. She could already tell where he had planned to go. “Don’t tell me Vicky went back to the Smiths?” When they got to the Smith’s manor, they could already hear loud smashing sounds coming from the main residence. The security at the entrance was r