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,
Maia remained calm and flashed Ralph a smile, “I’m merely expressing concern and trying to get to the bottom of the case. After all, your sons stole valuable possessions from my house. Never have I thought they’d start to compare and fight over the quantity and value of the antique paintings in the middle of the theft. It truly baffles me.”The shareholders were dumbfounded. All they knew was that Freddy and Nobel went to the Larkin Manor to steal valuable possessions, but they weren’t aware that the two of them fought over such matters.“Don’t get too excited, uncles. Let’s all chill out. I don’t mean any ill intentions. I just want to find out how both of you educate your sons. After all, they’re truly something different. I’d love to learn from your mistakes and avoid using the same way to raise my child.”Maia might be smiling, but her words were as sharp as the thorns on roses, concealed but deadly. It stung both Virgil and Ralph.“Stop avoiding the elephant in the room, Maia!
“He’s right, Cedric. We have high hopes for Maia. It’s just that too many of the top management personnel resigned and then there’s the fact that we lost the piece of land in Zirconia District. We have to ask Maia about all of these.”“We fully intend to ask her nicely, but the fact is that we didn’t even have the chance to do it.”“Hear, hear.”“Ralph and Virgil had been drilling her with questions, after all…”All of these shareholders were cunning and crafty. Who among them didn’t know about Cedric’s capability in the industry? Who among them didn’t know that he was the one who led HL Corporation out of its worst period and into the peak of success? Here he was, in the flesh!Age was the only advantage they had over him. They were smart and knew their place. They might be older, but they know better than to offend him! That was why they put both Ralph and Virgil on the spot!“Heh.” Cedric sneered and shot a glance at both of his uncles.Fear gripped their hearts and they imme
Maia reacted fast and flashed a smile at the shareholders. Then, she shook her head lightly and said politely, “You’re too kind, everyone. It’s my duty. We share the same goal and that’s to build up HL Corporation. The moment I gained your trust and became the CEO, I made up my mind I won’t let you guys down. And I intend to keep my word.”Cedric’s lips curled into a smile. Maia did a good job with her speech.Being the cunning men that they were, the shareholders knew she merely gave a speech for formality’s sake. They weren’t being honest with her and she helped keep up their pretense in return. She was doing them a favor.With Cedric around, the shareholders knew that they had to watch where they stepped. Ralph and Virgil were the best examples of how it’d end for those who didn’t. If he could kick his own uncles out of the conference room for her sake, then who was to say that he wouldn’t do the same to them?Watch where they step and they could hold on to their seats on the bo
“Do you think I returned too late, Skyler?”Skyler wasn’t just Marcus’s assistant, he was also his best friend. He was one of the people who had been there from the beginning when Marcus first started to this day, bearing witness to his incredible achievements.“I see how much effort you put in all these years, Marcus. You took over a branch company of the Tate Group in order to get your mother’s approval so that you could return to Prismara as early as possible. To that end, you’ve only slept three to four hours on a daily basis.”“What good did it do? I was too late.” Marcus smiled bitterly, “I started as a low-level employee and climbed my way up to top management. That fateful day, I bought her favorite candy for her. “However, I got the news that she was going to marry Cedric. It crushed me. I was heartbroken, but I thought to myself I have to keep making an effort and return to Prismara, even if it meant all I could do was meet up with her.”His smile grew more bitter.“Th