Maia frowned and stopped in her tracks.“What is it?” Cedric asked.“Well. What was Lauren’s goal for doing it? You’d only hate her more if you ever discover it. She didn’t have to do this to herself.” “Lauren wasn’t the only player in the Fox family.”“What do you mean? Are you telling me that we’re in the crosshairs of some other Fox family member? Who could it be?” She pursed her lips.She had only learned a little about the Fox family. After all, they had been here longer than the Larkins. Few people could say they knew the family inside out. For the life of her, she could not figure out who else in the Fox family would want to do harm to them.…“Let’s put this aside. How’s the cleanup for the people who sold out the company?”These traitors could not sit on their thumbs anymore the moment they heard Cedric died in an accident. They started to collude with other companies for their personal gain.“They’re being taken care of one by one. Not one of them will slip away fro
Nigel was no longer the same man she knew all those years ago. He had changed beyond recognition over the past couple of years. In fact, did he still recognize himself now?It did not matter if the audio messages were apologies, admissions of guilt, or something else. None of it mattered.There was no need to listen to them if the sender was no longer relevant to her. For that matter, there was no need to save his contact anymore.Cedric saw that she was decisive and he smiled from ear to ear.“Looks like I no longer have a rival now.”She chuckled at that and raised her head, her eyes glinting, “Well. Congratulations, Cedric!”He held her head and kissed her, taking in all of her sweetness. Maia put her hands on his chest, her body soft and limp. The kiss was making her feel dazed.Then, he flashed her an evil grin and caressed her rosy cheeks, “I got my wedding gift.”Maia was puzzled. She had just congratulated him and, here he was, saying he got his wedding gift. Could his
“That’s a load of crap. My track record is nothing compared to the efforts we poured into it! Also, Do you have any idea how big ‘The Gorgeous Detective’ is? It’s as big as ‘Stygian Nation.’ Are you just going to cancel it? Did you mistake it for a minor television drama?”Maia shook her head helplessly when she saw them arguing again. She made up her mind. Standing up, she walked straight to the exit. The two producers saw that and halted their argument. They looked at her and said one after another, “M-Ms. Maia.”“I thought you guys loved fighting? So, I’m going to give you guys some space to fight to your heart’s content! What made you stop?”Both of them lowered their heads and sat on their seats without another word.“What happened at the filming set of ‘The Gorgeous Detective’ is a disaster and the entire internet’s having an intense discussion about it. Not only are you guys a part of Starlight Entertainment, but you’re also the key people here. So, what are you guys doing
The Facebook posts read:“Breaking news! The alluring yet malicious Maia Burgess was a heartless monster. She sent her former mother-in-law, Rita, to the mental hospital! “Rita made her way out of the place and accepted an interview in one of the malls owned by HL Corporation. She cried her eyes out and told us about Maia’s heartless actions! It’s enough to make your hair stand on end!”Several videos were attached to the post. All of them were Rita’s interviews. Some reporters had started broadcasting live. The videos garnered more than a hundred million views!The entire internet was criticizing her for this incident!“Is this the same Maia I knew? Is she really this heartless? Isn’t Rita her former mother-in-law? How could she send a perfectly normal person to a mental hospital?”“What’s happening here? Even if Rita is sick, why would Maia send her to the worst mental hospital in Prismara? Is this really her doing? I doubt it!”“I’m just going to observe and see what happe
Maia did not know if she should cry or laugh as she listened to Rita shouting her grievances.“Here comes Maia!” Someone yelled from among the crowd. At the next moment, every pair of eyes were focused on her!“It’s really Maia!”“Move, hurry! It’s Maia!”The reporters swamped her and pointed all of the cameras broadcasting the situation at her. The bodyguards moved fast and formed a wall, holding them at bay. They received orders to keep Maia safe and stop any reporter or onlooker from coming into contact with her!“Get me a megaphone, Fischer.”The central court was too big. She did not want to raise her voice and hurt her throat.“Roger.” He gave her a megaphone at once and smiled, “Your sugar baby had prepared this for you. He specifically asked for a pink megaphone, too.”She looked at it and her lips curled into a smile. “Is my sugar baby this thoughtful?”The megaphone was on when she spoke and it echoed throughout the entire central court. The crowd went crazy at tha
Everyone at the scene remained silent as they turned to the reporter from Luna News. Luna News was one of the most important news agencies in the industry. Most of the artists that encountered them would always treat them with respect. However, this had also contributed to the corrupted ways of the news agency as most artists who were threatened by them would just pay Luna News any amount of money to avoid trouble. It was the first time that an important figure from an entertainment agency had questioned the way Luna News functioned. This had caught the reporter off guard as he just stood frozen to the spot. Maia tugged a loose strand behind her ear and smiled, “Are you feeling too guilty to speak up?” Maia approached the news reporter. Everyone in the way scrambled to make way for her. There was no sign of anger on Maia’s face as she continued to smile at him. However, the atmosphere that she was giving off was cold and distant. “You should tell your boss that I’m not like
Cedric’s brows furrowed as he asked, “How long before I’m considered as successful at loving myself?”“You still have a long way to go.”Cedric lowered his head in disappointment. When Maia noticed that his spirits were down, she immediately raised her head and planted a kiss on his lips. “This is a reward for your minor improvement.” Maia added shyly and grabbed the edge of his shirt lightly. Her lovely reaction lifted Cedric’s mood instantly.Maia was surprised at how easily satisfied he was, but the next moment, he grabbed the back of her head and pulled him into a deeper kiss! Cedric took the opportunity to give her a French kiss as her mouth was opened from the surprise attack. When Maia was finally released from the kiss, she was gasping for air as her eyelids trembled. “Maia, you should give me a proper reward to motivate me!”Maia’s face was as red as a tomato as she turned toward the window. She noticed that they were not on their way to the villa. “Where are we head
“She’s the daughter of that blind man in Clover Ridge?” Maia took a while to digest this piece of information. At first, she found it hard to believe, however, after some time, it was quite reasonable as there were so many strange coincidences in this world. Maia continued to study Sally’s profile and whispered to herself, “She’s Eddie’s wife. Eddie is your stepbrother, so why would she do this to us?” Maia was still confused. What was her motive? Just as she was deep in thought, Cedric handed her a list of names. “These are the people who are attending the auction tomorrow.” Maia looked at the list and was surprised to see Sally’s name on it. “I can’t believe that we’ll be seeing her again so soon.” Maia’s eyes were gleaming with excitement. She wrapped her hands around Cedric’s waist and whined “Look at how your sister-in-law is picking on me. Shouldn’t you teach her a lesson?” The halt of the production of The Gorgeous Detective had cost Starlight Entertainment enormous lo