“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
When Sally heard Maia, her expression changed. She was not sure what Maia had meant by that. Was Maia being sarcastic or did she really mean it?Sally quickly hid her confusion by nodding at Maia, “You’re right. We don’t have to be competitors. Who knows, maybe we’ll even end up as partners in the future?” Maia was surprised at how shameless Sally was. Instead of getting angry, Maia just smiled. “It’s our honor that you’re interested to be partners with us. Since you’ve mentioned working together, why don’t you let me have Zirconia District that would be auctioned tonight?” “Zirconia District? I’ve heard of that piece of land as well. It seems like a place with good future prospects. I heard that the starting value for this land is also very high. Unfortunately, I can’t do that. To be honest with you, I’m here with a mission.” “A mission?” Sally nodded, “Yeah. My mother-in-law had specifically instructed me to bid for this piece of land. I’m sure you’d understand how difficult
Seconds later, a woman dressed in a form fitting dress walked on the stage. The audience started to chatter. “Are you sure she’s the most beautiful lady tonight? Did they even see Ms. Maia?”“I think the auction house is getting better at exaggeration.” “Isn’t she the daughter of Shane Giles from The Egoist?”“Yeah. My daughter told me that the guesthouse that Christine had managed had loss a couple of millions.”“I guess Shane spent quite a fortune to get his daughter to be invited as a special guest.” …As Christine was standing on the stage, she could not really hear what the audience were chattering about. However, she could clearly see the mocking looks on their faces. Yet, Christine did not care.Maia was not surprised. When they were at college, Christine pursued different kinds of boys each time. Even when she was rejected, she would continue to pester them. Most of the buyers present were already familiar with this land, so almost none of them were paying attentio