”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
“I think you know that, as a businesswoman, I pride myself on my words, Cedric. The Fox family survived and flourished to this day under my reign. It goes without saying that I’m a woman of my word.”Sneering, Cedric rose from the couch without any hesitation. Maia could hear some movements, but she could not see what was happening exactly. “You can’t do it, Cedric! You can’t get down on your knees!” She tried to stop him. She knew he would do anything for her. “Half an hour is too short for me, Cedric. I’ll wait for you to come back and we’ll talk for the whole day and night. We can even talk for days on end. Don’t kneel. You can’t do this!” Cedric was a proud man. She knew what getting down on her knees meant for him. It was also clear that he would readily choose her if it was between her and his pride. He would not hesitate or ponder on it.That was why it broke her heart. Clutching her chest, Maia could not see what was happening, but she heard footsteps… “Can you hear
“I’ll be home soon,” he said slowly.“I’ll save you, Cedric.” Maia looked at him and said firmly. “Wait for me. I’m going to get you out of there.”She stopped at that because she could not reveal too much. The bodyguards were standing nearby. They might have looked like they were just standing and looking elsewhere, but they were actually keeping a close eye on both their conversation and gestures.There was no way Lauren would let them talk alone.“Don’t put yourself in danger for my sake.” He frowned and said sternly. He did not want her to be in any dangerous situation, especially if she was pregnant.She shook her head. This was the one thing she would not compromise on. She had always been a stubborn lady and she was not going to back down on saving her husband.“Listen up, Cedric! I got your wedding present, but you have yet to marry me. So, I’m going to save you!” She pursed her lips and went on Cedric could respond. “It doesn’t matter how dangerous it is or how wicked La
“How absurd!” Lauren thought it was ridiculous. “What does she think the Fox family is made of? She couldn’t even keep herself safe. Is she really thinking about saving Cedric? She’s truly Rosa’s daughter. They exhibit the same level of delusional confidence!”Lauren’s face looked horrible when she mentioned Rosa. Gripping the armrest fiercely, she looked at Jimmy. “Is Nigel here?”He checked the time and said, “There’s about another thirty minutes before he touches down.”“Clean up the furthest manor.”The Fox family owned vast acres of land. They were extraordinarily wealthy, after all. There were six manors in their own land. “Do you mean the manor closest to Needlewood?” He asked gingerly. She nodded, “Make sure it’s spotless and hire a wedding planner. I want the place decorated luxuriously and exquisitely.”He was a little stunned. The way she said it was so creepy and blood-chilling.“Are you planning on having a wedding ceremony in the manor, Ms. Lauren? Be that as it
Maia was wondering if she should pick up the call. In the end, she decided to put her phone in silent mode.“Who is it?” Victoria kept all of her drawing tools from the desk and looked at Maia’s phone. She paused a little when she saw who was the caller, “W-Why did he call you?”“Do you know him?” Maia saw the look of disdain on Victoria’s face.“I know him. He visited my studio with a lady once.”“A lady?” Maia was stunned at that.Ever since she made things clear with Nigel, she had not really kept in touch with him. On top of that, so many things had happened since then. That meant she had not even had time to contact him. There was no need for her to keep in touch with him when all was said and done. Aside from work, it was simply unnecessary for her to look for him. She had only always thought of him as her brother. There was no way that they were ever going to be a thing.Furthermore, she needed to think about Cedric, who was insanely jealous. The whole of Prismara might
Amanda came to sit next to Maia as she said, “I’m glad you’ve noticed this as well. Lauren is usually quite into the drama that she’s watching on TV. Today’s episode was a sad one, so I was wondering why she was still so happy watching it.” Lauren smiled back at them and replied, “I’m just really happy. I’ve never thought that I’d be able to see my eldest son again and that he has such a kind and beautiful wife by his side. “Eddie was also able to find his loved one, and I was lucky enough to be a grandmother. I never thought that I’d be able to go on a family trip with all my sons.” She started to tear up.“Lauren, don’t cry,” Maia said as she handed Lauren a handkerchief to dry her tears. Lauren wiped her tears as she smiled and nodded. “Don’t worry about me. I’m just being dramatic.” She looked around and asked, “Where’s Cedric? Is he with Eddie?”Maia nodded. “Yeah. This new project is a bit of a hassle, so he went over to try to help.” Lauren sighed, “Eddie’s father an
Cedric just smiled when he saw Maia’s worried reaction. “You sure you’ll keep your promise?” Maia tugged the blanket closer to herself and nodded. Maia would not dare to say no. If Cedric decided to do as he had said, she would just end up in bed the whole morning. “We can register our marriage anytime. You mean it?” She knew that Cedric was just baiting her, but she had no choice. She did not know what he would do next. When she glanced at his handsome face, her heart could not help but skip a beat. Just then, Cedric took out two pieces of paper from the bedside drawer. Maia was taken aback as she saw the document. They were marriage registration forms, and they were already filled in. “T-This was a setup! You’ve already had this all planned out from the beginning!” Maia scanned through the forms and was surprised to see that the only section left empty was the signature. Maia did not know when Cedric had started to prepare all this, but it looked like it had been a whil
Cedric glanced at Baz and asked, “How does it feel to miss someone so much?”Baz’s smile froze as he shook his head quickly. “Now, I can finally understand why you hate being separated from Ms. Maia.”Cedric just looked at Baz coldly. Baz quickly added when he noticed Cedric’s glare, “I’m just saying that you love your wife very much, and that man who’s like you would definitely understand.”“That’s a fact,” Cedric replied as he turned around and walked back into the bedroom. Baz immediately stopped him as he asked. “Mr. Cedric, why don’t you tell Ms. Maia the real reason why you’re so against calling Ms. Lauren your mother? Why didn’t you tell her the scars on your back were inflicted by Ms. Rita?” It was a horrible and unimaginable part of his childhood. “I don’t want to frighten her.”“But it’s difficult for you as well, Mr. Cedric. Calling Ms. Lauren your mother brings back horrible memories for you too.” “It doesn’t matter. I’ll do anything for her.” Cedric replied as he
“Is that true?” Gigi asked her grandmother.Lauren nodded and said, “Of course it is. Has grandma ever lied to you?”“Wow! Grandma, what was Daddy like when he was a kid?” Gigi was excited. She was not sleepy anymore as she pestered Lauren to tell her more. “Whenever I brought him to attend events, he would always cry. I still remember he had wet his pants once in kindergarten.” Gigi covered her mouth and giggled happily. Amanda laughed and looked at Eddie. “Did you really wet your pants?”Eddie palmed his forehead and told his mother, “Stop embarrassing me in front of my daughter, Mom.” Lauren just smiled happily back at her son. At the same time, Maia tugged on the hem of Cedric’s shirt and questioned cheekily, “Did you wet your pants when you were a kid?” Cedric drew her into his arms in response and threatened, “Maia, it seems like you won’t be able to go to bed tonight.” “I’m not afraid of your empty threats,” Maia replied. “Are you sure about that?”Maia nod
It was hard to believe he’d change his mind out of nowhere. She blinked and gawked at him. She almost forgot to breathe because of the sheer shock. Her face turned red from it, too. “Hey, breathe.” Cedric frowned. He realized her eyes were widening and her cheeks were completely reddened. Then, her lungs worked, and she started drawing breath again. She gripped the hem of his shirt instinctively. “Hmm?” Cocking his brow, he looked at her casually while taking her hands in his. “Do you want to know why I changed my mind?”She nodded immediately. Needless to say, she wanted to spring that question on him, but she wondered if she should. On the other hand, he merely chuckled and didn’t say anything. All he did was fix a deep, passionate stare at her. His eyes were filled with love and affection when he did it. Realizing that he wasn’t going to talk, she was bewildered. “W-Why aren’t you saying anything?”His grin widened at what she said. Reaching out, he pinched her fair ch
Taking his hands, she rested her fair cheeks on his palm.“Is there another reason you did it?” She asked. “I had someone plant something in the painting.”“What do you mean?” She pressed.“A wire.”Then, it hit her. “D-Does this mean you knew Fidelia would buy the painting at all costs?”“Mm-hmm.” He nodded.Pursing her lips, she said, “I guess it tracks. After all, Fidelia will surely buy anything you donate to Nordic College. She loves you so much that she peeled an entire bowl of prawns for you.”“Do peeling prawns mean she loves me?” He cocked his brow.She nodded instinctively.“Well, then. Do you know how much I love you now?”Maia was initially pondering something, but she was scattered the moment she heard what he said!Her face turned red. She couldn’t decide if she should nod or shake her head now. The only thing she could do now was change the topic. “Wait a minute. I just asked Gigi to bid on it. Did I almost mess up your plan?” Her brows were furrowed. She
“Maia!” Amanda called out to her and hastened over. “D-Did you just say I was already on trending search?”“Mm-hmm.” Nodding, she handed her phone to Amanda. Amanda saw the search topic ‘Amanda Tate Burst Out Laughing.’ and was rooted to the spot.“H-How’s this already up there?”Maia chuckled. “There are so many people in the dining hall. There’s no way you can keep it from spreading on the internet for long. Even Gigi and Eddie got on the trending search. They were right behind you. “Valentines Group has also started working on the public relations angle. I browsed the internet and didn’t find any overly vicious remarks either. None of the marketing accounts were trying to stir up trouble either. All of Gigi’s pictures were censored as well. So, there’s nothing to be worried about here.”Amanda let out a sigh of relief at what she said. “It’s a good thing that no one attacked Gigi on the internet. Otherwise, I’m going to start chasing them with a machete that’s one foot long!
“Why, you!” Fidelia took the glass of fruit juice from the table and spilled it all over him!The sticky juices clung to his cheeks for a second before rolling down them.“Listen up, plastic face! It doesn’t matter if I can’t lay a finger on Maia because Cedric loves and protects her. It isn’t your place to make fun of me! Who do you think you are, Neilson? “You’re nothing more than my family’s lap dog. Look at how stiff your face is. You’ve wasted a perfectly good glass of fruit juice!”Staring at him angrily, Fidelia warned him nastily. She was so gripped with rage that her chest was rising and falling hastily. Then, she gritted her teeth and threw the empty glass at him.Catching the glass midair, he lowered his head. “You make a fine point, Ms. Fidelia.” Wiping the fruit juice from his cheeks, he apologized again. “Please calm down, Ms. Fidelia. You have to look at where we are now. It’d be wise not to make Mr. Thomas mad again.”“Are you seriously warning me again? Who do
Maia made up a reason so Amanda could take Gigi away. Amanda nodded, carried her daughter, and left the scene. All Gigi did was speak the truth, but Fidelia’s face grew grim and shot the three-year-old girl a terrible look. It was clear that Fidelia might do something outrageous to Gigi again if she didn’t divert her attention from the little girl. After all, Fidelia didn’t care about the consequences of her actions at all!So, she looked at Fidelia and said, “I’m not sure why you kept trying to win my husband’s heart, but I’ve been sitting here the whole time. Are you ignoring me on purpose? Or, are you so arrogant that you care only about Cedric and nobody else?”Fidelia immediately shifted her gaze to Maia. Glaring at her, she directed all of her anger and frustration at Maia. “What are you trying to say, Maia? My dad saved Cedric’s life. So, is there anything wrong with me peeling the shrimp for him? What’s the problem if I try to win his heart? What does it have to do with