“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
After liking that comment, Maia once again put the Smith family on the trending topics. Starlight Entertainment's official Twitter reposted the Smith family's statement with only a bunch of furious emojis.After that, Maia posted a picture of the closed surgery room door with the captions "In surgery" and "Surgery in progress.” Starlight Entertainment is responsible for every artist, and there will be no compromise!Although the caption was just a simple sentence, it conveyed her attitude. The entire internet was unified with Starlight Entertainment."Maia, well done! This is straightforward confrontation!""Maia's words are not clear enough? Starlight Entertainment will take responsibility for Aiken no matter what. The Smith family can't cover this up! Excellent! A conscientious company!""Aiken is in the operating room now, and we don't know how he is. I'm really worried. I hope Ms. Maia releases the latest news about Aiken as soon as possible so that fans can be at ease!""P
Regardless of how she distanced herself from the Smith family, the blood relationship still existed. She had no reason to seek forgiveness from Jordan."Vicky!" Aiken immediately started coughing.Vicky rushed over in panic, asking, "What's wrong? Don't scare me, Aiken! Where does it hurt? I'll call the doctor!"Aiken held her hand tightly and said, "Don't leave me... Vicky, without you... how can I live? You're my water; a fish will drown without water.""You're a flying fish. You won't drown." Jordan sarcastically commented.Aiken looked at Jordan. "Dad, why are you rubbing salt into my wounds?""I haven't finished yet. She seems to have the self-awareness to leave you." Jordan looked at Vicky, then continued, "Vicky, you caused my son to be like this. If he develops any lingering problems, are you going to take responsibility? “Don't think about leaving my son so easily. I'm telling you, if you don't take responsibility for him for the rest of his life, I'll be the first to
Lauren sounded triumphant, the ridicule in her tone was unmistakable. Maia’s grip on her phone tightened, but she spoke very calmly, “It looks like I can’t afford to underestimate you, old lady. I can’t seem to outmatch you. You actually forfeited a helicopter that’s worth tens of millions of dollars in order to fake Cedric’s death.“In hindsight, it makes sense. After all, you can leverage the leaderless HL Corporation and let the Fox family benefit from it. It was well worth the ruse, no matter how you look at it. However, you never know what the universe has planned for you. How does it feel to see your plans fall apart, Lauren?”Lauren’s face twitched. Cedric and Maia were truly a couple. They even sounded very much alike. She had to give it to Maia. She lost this time.Then, she said again, “You’ve got a smart mouth, Maia, but remember, I have Cedric. I can pull your strings simply because you love and care about him so much.”Maia’s eyes flickered and she bit her lips. La