“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
Vicky glared at Linda, her fists clenched tightly. She wanted to break free from the restraints, but the two tall bodyguards held her firmly, rendering her immobile. Linda's two sons stood on one side while Yuna stood nearby. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the spectacle.Vicky screamed at Linda, "How dare you?!"Linda sneered, "Hehe. What do I have to fear? With Cedric dead, what support do you have left? Just a mere movie star?" She pointed at Aiken, who was lying on the ground.Aiken clenched his fists in an attempt to get up, but his body was covered in blood, and several bones were likely broken. Vicky watched him, tears streaming down her face."Aiken!" she cried, shouting his name. "Wake up, can you hear me... Look at me, look at me..."Vicky's voice trembled, her tearful cries causing Aiken to react. His fingers moved slightly as he tried to lift himself, but the pain prevented him. His hands couldn't support his body, and he fell back instantly.He could only lift his
”What about you? You dare to hit an artist from Starlight Entertainment?" Maia stared coldly at Linda, questioning."He intruded our home, so I treated him as a thief...""A thief?" Maia sneered. "You are not familiar with the three-time Best Actor Award winner?""I don't." Linda was clearly feeling a bit guilty.Maia mocked, "Well, it makes sense. You're forever ignorant. But even so, don't you recognize your daughter-in-law, who's been mingling in the entertainment industry?"Yuna's face turned pale.Maia's appearance was cold, standing beside the pool of blood in her white down jacket, making the blood look even redder. The Smith family's bodyguards were restrained, and they couldn't move.Linda's two sons wanted to rush to Maia, but Linda stopped them."Maia Burgess, I mistook the actor for a thief, but that's understandable. Now that you've taken him away, we won't hold back on the medical expenses. You can leave now!" Linda pointed to the direction of the door, not minc