The voice recorder was the saving grace for the Larkins. Everyone looked at it except for Maia. She did not even look at him. Instead, she was still smiling and it grew deeper and colder.“I have the voice recorder with me, Maia. Let’s see how you’re going to backpedal now! The position of CEO is not yours to take!” Nobel said triumphantly as he played the recording. His voice could be heard clearly in the conference room."Maia Burgess, don't go too far! Even if this money has nothing to do with us, even if we didn't earn it, it's still the Larkin family's money. Don't forget, Cedric has so much wealth because he is a Larkin! Also, we may not have made money for the corporation, but about you? You have no relationship with Cedric. You shouldn't even be sitting here!""Yeah, even if I didn't earn it, I wouldn't take a penny. Can you say the same?"Everyone in the room heard the recording and unanimously turned their heads at Maia as if waiting for an explanation from her. Nobel t
“Maia, my girl. You’re pregnant. You can’t just stand there. Here, have a seat. How many times did Cedric tell you the same? You can’t stand for too long. You have to take it easy. Listen to him, will you?”Hans continued before Maia could say anything. “Here you go. Have a seat.” Then, he glared at Freddy, who was still trembling from fear. He had no clue why Hans would glare at him that way.“Why aren’t you giving that chair of yours to Maia?” Hans looked at Freddy disdainfully and said with an authoritative tone.Freddy jumped with fear and pushed the chair over to Hans, trembling. Then, Hans looked at Maia with a smile and said, “Here you go, my girl. Take a seat.”“Grandpa…” She looked at him and smiled slightly. How kind. She knew Hans really had her best interests at heart. He might have looked calm, but she could still see the sorrow in his eyes. She knew he fought through it and got here as soon as he learned about what happened. All news concerning Cedric’s demise was
“I just wanted to talk. As the new CEO, can’t I even talk to my fellow shareholders?” Maia smiled and asked. “Don’t be too cocky. Just because you’re the CEO now, doesn’t mean you’ll remain the CEO forever! No one knows what the future holds,” Virgil refuted angrily. “Yeah, you’re right. However, one thing’s for sure.” Maia paused and turned to the others in the room. “In my hands, you’ll probably have to live smartly. If you make me unhappy, you know clearly what the consequences are.” She smirked at them coldly.Virgil could only look at her and grit his teeth furiously. Maia stared back at him with equally as much aggression. She then instructed Baz to send them out. “Of course, Ms. Maia.” Baz nodded and directed the shareholders toward the exit. “One more thing.” Maia suddenly said as the shareholders were leaving, “I’m a vengeful person. I promised that I will bring hell to those who had tried anything against me.” The rest of the Larkins paled at Maia’s threat. Women c
This was major news to the city of Prismara! Everyone wanted to know who the new CEO of HL Corporations was. Maia continued to prepare herself for the public. Even with her sunglasses on, she must not allow the reporters to capture a glimpse of her being sad. The new CEO of HL Corporations was not afraid of anything. As the doors to the elevator opened, Maia walked toward the entrance of the lobby. Most of the staff members immediately nodded their heads as a form of respect toward her. Maia took every step with confidence. This was the path Cedric had prepared for her and she will make sure to walk it courageously. However, this path seemed endless. ‘How long do I have to do this alone? Are you waiting for me at the end, Cedric?I don’t need anything else but you.’The bright lights and sounds of camera clicking drew Maia back into reality. Reporters flocked up to her like hungry hyenas the moment they saw her walk out of the building. “Ms. Maia, why are you here at HL Corpo
“How does it feel to watch your meticulous plan fail?” Cedric commented coldly. Judging from his estimation and Lauren’s angry behavior, he was sure that Maia had succeeded in taking over HL Corporation. Lauren’s angry face darkened at what he had just said. She gritted her teeth and looked at him with more hatred in her eyes.Cedric remained unbothered as he tightened his grip on the recording pen that was given to him by Maia. He smirked. “Since Maia is the new CEO, your plans of taking over HL Corporation had fall apart entirely.” He lifted his head and eyed her treacherously. Cedric’s aura was so intimidating that it would make anyone shiver in fear. Lauren just laughed hysterically in response. The anger inside her made her laughter distorted and ugly. “Cedric, I didn’t expect you to use the time I gave you to plan all of this. I’m impressed that you were willing to transfer all your assets to Maia. That’s a huge amount of money that could last you a lifetime!” Cedric jus
“From now on, you promise to be by my side forever, let’s go see the northern lights every year, okay? This time I won’t be alone!” “Maia.” Cedric whispered gently as his gaze softened. …Back at Prismara City, Maia kept looking outside absent-mindedly. She had a strange feeling that Cedric was calling her name. When she tried to look around for him, she only saw cars passing by them. Maia lowered her gaze in sadness. ‘Cedric, you’re alive, right? You’re just being held captive by Lauren.’ Maia kept telling herself that. She was also afraid that Lauren had tortured him or cut him off from basic provisions like water and food. Maia clenched her fists tightly. She had to save him as soon as possible. “Ms. Maia, that news agency that had asked you a rude question a while ago has just posted a controversial article about you.” Baz handed Maia his cell phone, “The article has already garnered over a few million views.” Maia frowned as she read the article. It was obvious that t
“That’s right. That’s the reason why I had entrusted this locket to you. It was given to me by Cedric’s father.” Hans nodded as he did not plan to hide the truth from Maia. “His father?” Maia was taken aback in surprise. She had never met Cedric’s father. She knew that he had passed away when Cedric was only ten years old. She could still vaguely remember that her mother had attended the funeral and bawled her eyes out when she came home that day. That was also the first time Maia had ever seen her tough mother cry. Hans nodded in response as he continued, “It was raining heavily that night. James appeared at my doorstep with Cedric in his arms. I was pleasantly surprised when he told me that this was my grandson. Moments later, he took out the locket and handed it to me. “The moment I saw it, I knew that it was something priceless. I was shocked when I realized that it was the Fox family’s most priced heirloom!” Maia could not believe her ears when she heard this. “You’re sa
Maia was shocked. Ava had been crying non-stop on the phone, clearly frightened. After all, she was still a student who had not yet entered the real world. Being in this situation while working part-time for Vicky was undoubtedly distressing.Maia said calmly, "Ava, don't cry. What happened?""Ms. Vicky was upstairs as usual, sketching designs, when suddenly a few men came in. I thought they were here to pick out dresses for their wives, but, they headed straight for the second floor. “I told them they couldn't go up, and I kept shouting for Ms. Vicky. When she came down, she argued with these two men! After that, many people rushed in, trying to drag her into a car."Ava was choked with tears, clearly terrified."Mr. Aiken arrived just then and got into a fight with those men, but he was no match for them on his own. He... got beaten up badly. Ms. Vicky kept crying, but those men pushed her into the car. Mr. Aiken got up and drove after them, but he told me to inform you.""Get