“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
Sally was stunned. Eddie pressed a button on one side of the wheelchair, and it started moving slowly. "Sally, do you think your actions are hidden from Maia? Today, she's seeking revenge."Upon hearing this, Sally felt a bit unsteady. "This woman...""Do you think Cedric's woman is easy to deal with? Why don't you check Maia’s background? She’s Rosa’s daughter, the woman who made your mother-in-law look inferior. Can you compete with her?"Eddie pressed a button on the wheelchair, and it moved towards the venue's exit.Sally stood in a daze, looking at the large LCD screen. Her bid and the final price of 500 million were displayed boldly.She clenched her fists, threw the number plate on the ground with force, and muttered, "Can't compete, huh? I can step on your lover, marry into the Fox family, and become your wife. Why do you think I can't compete with Maia Burgess?"The staff, seeing Sally in such a fierce state, hesitated to approach. When the auction house manager arri
Maia stuck out her tongue and chuckled. In childhood, she often followed behind Marcus, playing with other friends. She used to tease people a lot back then.Every time, Marcus would pat her little head and say, "Maia, you're a little tease." Right then, Marcus smiled and spoke said it exactly the same.Maia was taken aback and then burst into laughter. "Marcus, it's been more than ten years. I'm not a little girl or a tease anymore. I'm all grown up now.""Look at you, saying you're not a tease, but already starting to tease again," Marcus said, smiling. However, his gaze towards her was full of affection.Inside the car, Cedric's face grew even colder and more terrifying. His sharp eyes fixed Marcus with a fiercely icy stare, as if they were trying to pierce through the car window. He could not sit still any longer and tapped the car window.Maia heard the knocking sound, seemingly filled with some anger. The car window film was tinted, making it impossible to see Cedric inside.
She fell into his embrace. He lightly pinched her chin, forcing her to lift her head. Maia looked at the handsome face in front of her, slightly stunned. His sunglasses and mask were already taken off and casually thrown aside.His expression darkened, and he raised an eyebrow, asking, "Distant relative's son?"She said nothing."Your brother?"She still said nothing.The force of his pinch on her chin increased slightly, but he couldn't bear to make her feel too much pain. His handsome face approached hers, and his lips lightly covered hers."Maia, when did I go from being your sugar baby to your relative?""I... am not..." Maia struggled for a while before squeezing out a few words.He smirked. "Your relative can make you carry his child?"As he spoke, his slender fingers were already placed on her abdomen. Maia hurriedly grabbed his fingers."W-Wasn't that just a temporary measure? I can't tell Marcus the person in the car is you, right? I also can't tell him that the pers
Pure and provocative."Shit!" Cedric muttered under his breath, covering her with the blanket. His expression turned gloomy. Annoyed, he swept aside the stray hairs falling on his forehead and walked briskly towards the bathroom. His hand was his companion for the night.After sorting things out, he changed into dark-colored pajamas and returned to the bed. From the sugar baby of the wealthy Maia Burgess, he transformed back into the arrogant Cedric. However, his gaze toward her was tender and affectionate.The blanket he had just arranged was kicked away again, but she didn't embrace it this time. Instead, she placed her slender legs on the blanket. The nightgown had ridden up, exposing the snowy-white skin, deepening his desire to hide her away.The term "seductress" belonged to none other than Maia.Suddenly, his peripheral vision caught the knitted bunny on the bedside table. His sharp eyes gleamed with a cold light."A broken bunny, so cherished?"He was not pleased. Turn
Baz felt bitter. "Thank you for your praise," Fischer said, then quickly opened the car door.After Maia entered the car, the window rolled down, and she winked at Cedric outside. "Sugar baby, although you don't look like Cedric in light-colored clothes, it's better not to run around today. Be a good boy and wait for this wealthy woman to come home!"Then, her little hand extended from the car window. Cedric's lips curled slightly, reaching out to hold her tiny hand. Maia shook her head, pointing to his slightly messy short hair. "This."Cedric, helpless, smiled indulgently. Then, the tall man bent over, lowering his head. His movements were seamless, almost done in one go. For his little woman, he was willing.Maia smiled and reached out to touch his short hair. "Be a good sugar baby!"After saying this, Maia was about to retract her hand, but he was holding it firmly. He placed her small hand against his lips and kissed it gently.Then, his enchanting and deep voice echoed,
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