“Christine must have had something important to discuss with you, Marcus.” It might have sounded like Maia was helping Christine, but she was actually reminding her to say what needed to be said.Christine looked at her and nodded. She made this gesture because she agreed with what Maia said before and she was signaling to Maia that she’d tell Marcus about it.Now that Maia put it that way, there was no way Marcus would reject Christine. “I guess you’re right, Maia. Shane did collaborate with my mother a while back. I’m sure Christine has something important to tell me. Let’s make our way to the patio.”The patio was just right across the hallway. It was kind of secluded and suitable for private conversations.“Sure thing.” Christine nodded and walked toward the patio. Marcus nodded at Maia while she pointed to the Peach Blossom Hall. “We’ll be waiting for there, Marcus. Take your time with her. We’re not in a hurry anyway.” She flashed him a smile and made her way to the afo
“Shane played it smart. He got the whole thing on camera.”Cedric’s eyes grew slightly colder. “Do you think Eddie is in on what Sally did, Maia?”She thought it over and responded, “Sally and Eddie don’t have a good relationship. This fact alone proved that that’s not the case. I don’t think he has anything to do with it, but I hesitate to remove him completely from the possibility, either.“The thing that strikes me as weird is why would he marry her if he doesn’t love her? Sally is just a girl who came from the suburbs while he’s the future successor to the Fox family. Is it plausible that she could push him into marrying her?”This was something Maia couldn’t understand, but there had to be some secrets that she wasn’t privy to. “Perhaps we should show this piece of evidence to Eddie and see how he reacts to it?”“Eddie isn’t the only one who should see it.” He kissed her lips and flashed her an evil grin. She was stunned for a while, not sure what he meant by that.She was a
The way he saw it, he had no way to compete with his rival now. Cedric was Maia’s everything while she merely thought of him as a brother. Top that with the fact that Cedric treated her well, he saw no reason to come between them.That was the right thing to do.That meant that there was now only one reason for him to be in Prismara and it was to find his sister. He went into more detail. “She was born in the same year and month as you. She was merely born two days later than you. I’ll send more of her information to you through WhatsApp. The Tate Group only owns Innisfree in Prismara. Aside from that, we own some shares in some of the restaurants here. “We only have a poor portion of the influence in Prismara’s business circle. It’d be very hard for us to track down Amanda in secret.”What he said was true, Maia thought. He needed to keep her identity a secret and track her down discreetly. On top of that, she had gone missing for three years. It was a difficult task indeed.N
Maia knew Cedric meant what he said. If he said he bought her a bag, then that meant the bag was at their villa, waiting for her.“Do you dislike it?”Shaking her head, she smiled, “I wouldn’t dare.”“You used to dislike me. Why would this deter you?” What he said shocked everyone present. So, the rumors were true. Cedric, the ever arrogant powerful man, was bending over backwards for Maia.All of her college friends were jealous of her. The elevator arrived at their floor and he led her in. Some of her old friends filed into it and greeted her with a smile. As for those who talked badly about her, they lowered their gazes, feeling both guilty and fearful. Naturally, they didn't have the guts to enter.Maia smiled faintly at what happened. Raising her head, she squinted and smiled at Cedric. Her smile was so tempting that he lowered his head and whispered in her ear, “Are you trying to make me kiss you?”Her face turned red at once. Shaking her head quickly, she stood next to h
Maia nodded as she walked toward Hans. When she was next to him, he immediately yelled at Cedric. “How could you do this to your family?” “Grandpa?” Maia’s heart skipped a beat as she looked at Cedric nervously. Cedric just looked at his grandfather stoically. “Your uncle is missing, and your aunt has come to me asking questions. Are you responsible for this?” Hans questioned Cedric sternly. “Yes,” Cedric admitted honestly.“I told you not to dig into this. Why didn’t you listen to me? I’ve told you to leave this alone! How am I supposed to answer to my brother now?” Hans was furious as he hit his walking stick on the ground. “Where is he now? What did you do to him? Is he still alive?” Hans asked. “He’s alive,” Cedric replied truthfully. “Let him go and bring him here!” Even though Hans had managed to recover from the poisoning, his memory was still foggy. His body had also suffered damage, and he coughed incessantly whenever he got emotional. “Mr. Hans, please cal
“I-I was only trying to protect my property. You’re my sugar baby, how could I let you get hurt?” Maia teased playfully as she gave Cedric a pat on his shoulders and smiled brightly. Cedric was rendered speechless by her reaction. Looks like he would not be able to get rid of his ‘title’ any time soon. However, it didn't really matter. As long as Maia was happy, he would be willing to be called any kind of name. Baz, who was sitting at the front could only sigh to himself in silence. On his previous ride, he was already made to witness Paine and Priscilla’s lovey-dovey gestures. Now, he had to sit through this. At the same time, he was confused with where he was supposed to drive them to. He had no choice but to interrupt them. “Mr. Cedric and Ms. Maia, could you tell me where we are supposed to go?”“Prismara Hill,” Cedric instructed. “Got it.” Baz started driving toward Prismara Hill. Shortly after, Maia remembered that Baz was supposed to drive the drunk Paine back, she
Maia had already expected that Priscilla would not be able to attend the event tonight. “Let’s get Hope to replace Priscilla. After her filming was halted her schedule is empty anyway. “Just let the press know that Priscilla could not attend the event due to health reasons. Make sure that you do a good job communicating with the organizers as well, I don’t need any backlash from them.” “Got it. What about Priscilla? She seems to be in a horrible condition. I’m quite worried about her.” “Don’t worry. I'll be over in a few minutes.”“That’s good to know. Then, I’ll leave to pick up Hope.” After Maia hung up, she informed Cedric, who was next to her. “Priscilla isn’t attending tonight’s event. Wesley told me she had been crying the whole night. I’m not sure what’s going on between them but I’m pretty sure it’s Paine’s fault. I wonder what he did to make her cry?” “Maia, have you forgotten what his nickname is?”“Player? Playboy?”Cedric shook his head. “It's 'Jerk'.” Maia
“You’re not willing to come with me? Don’t worry, it’s on. I’ll bring you to the bar I’ve just invested in.” Paine sighed while walking toward the elevator. Maia was shocked when she heard crying sounds coming from behind the door. She tugged on Cedric’s sleeve lightly and suggested, “You should go with him. “Make sure he doesn’t drink, you can order something else like a glass of juice too, remember to be kind to your stomach.”“I got it.” He ruffled Maia’s hair before planting a kiss on her forehead.When Maia was sure that Cedric had left with Paine, she entered Priscilla’s apartment. When she walked into the living room, Maia noticed Priscilla seated with her knees tucked under her chin. The ice bag that she had in her hand had already melted.“Priscilla, how are you doing?” Maia asked. Priscilla lifted her head and looked at Maia with teary eyes. “I-I’m so sorry for causing you trouble. I just couldn’t attend the event tonight.” Maia sat by her and gave Priscilla a