“Why should I care about you, Sally? Are we related in any way?”“Why, you…” She gritted her teeth. She had never expected Andrew to turn his back on her like this. Andrew laughed and took steps toward her. There was nobody around them.“I heard everything earlier. Eddie said he’ll make sure you get nothing out of the divorce. In your little speech, you also did everything you could to distance yourself from me. What makes you think of me now, huh?”She had to put her pride aside and grab his arms.“D-Don’t do this to me. You were so nice to me a few days ago…”“If I had known sleeping with you would bring me this heap of trouble, I wouldn’t have laid a finger on you, Sally. After all, there are a lot of pretty ladies out there, and it’s not like I’d have trouble finding one for myself.” With that, he shook off her hands.“Your gimp of a husband is Cedric’s brother. With someone like Cedric backing him up, there’s no way you’d be able to outmatch him! You’ll have to cut your
Eddie’s heart skipped a beat as he gripped the armrest of his wheelchair nervously. “I got it. Thank you, doctor.” The doctor shook his head as he walked out of the presidential suite. The living area fell into silence and no one knew what to say. After a while, Eddie finally asked, “Cedric, are you leaving soon?” Cedric knew that Lauren was in dire condition. She might not even be able to survive until tomorrow. He knew it was his duty, as her son, to be by her side.“I’ll be back tomorrow night.” Cedric did not want to leave Maia alone as he knew that she must have missed him. “Don’t worry about Mom. I’ll take care of her and inform you if there’s any update on her condition.”“Thank you. I’ll be back soon.”That night, Cedric took a flight back to Prismara City. Unbeknownst to Maia, the man that she was missing dearly was on his way home to her. She was overjoyed when she saw the news about the Fox family. Fischer smiled and passed the good news to her. “Ms. Maia, it
That night, Prismara City continued to snow heavily, while Nordic City’s average temperature lowered rapidly as well. When Lauren walked out of the bedroom, she noticed Eddie seated in the living room going through all the files from work. She dragged her exhausted body toward him. “You’re still going through them?”“Yeah, you had been handling all the work on your own for so many years. It’s time I learn how to take over.” He continued, “I want to show those who had doubted me that even with this body of mine, I can still do better than them.”Lauren knew that he was no longer that same despondent kid. She smiled in relief and asked, “Is this an influence from your brother as well?”“Maybe. After all, my brother is the most capable person I’ve seen in this business industry.” It was an honor to be able to be related to Cedric Larkin.“He knew that his brother would not hesitate to help if needed. It was because of this that he wanted to work harder to make Cedric proud. “I’v
“Mother, she went missing three years ago. I searched for her for years, and I found out that she had passed away. I saw her body with my own eyes. She was unrecognizable. I could only identify her from the three moles that she has on her wrist.” Eddie’s eyes turned red as he struggled to hold back his tears. Lauren could only sigh sadly, as she could tell that her son loved Amanda. Eddie took a deep breath and gathered his emotions before continuing, “I chose to marry Sally because Amanda told me to take good care of her sister. At the time, Sally was just a trainee at your company. Moreover, she had also saved me in that car accident.“So, I used it as an excuse to marry her. To fulfill Amanda’s wish.” “Silly boy.” Lauren’s heart ached for her son. No matter how successful or capable her sons were, they were all madly loyal to the women they loved. Even though she was worried, there was nothing she could do. “I understand now. I won’t ask you any more questions. All I wa
Maia coughed lightly as she did so. Cedric was quite a difficult man to please. “Alright, I’m done.”“Are you trying to fool me again?” Cedric embraced her tightly.Maia shook her head. “You’re the one who wanted me to change it. How could I fool you again?” Maia whined in dissatisfaction. Looking at her unhappy face, Cedric could finally understand why Starlight Entertainment was one of the top entertainment companies in the industry. Even the CEO’s acting skills were amazing. He pinched her chin lightly and told her. “My flight is in three hours.”Maia was surprised by his words as she held his hand tightly. “Why are you leaving again? Didn’t you just come back? Where are you going?” “I’m going back to Nordic City.”“Why? Did something happen again?” Cedric glanced at her worried face as he pointed at the caller ID on her phone. “Don’t you want to add more to it?”Maia’s gaze followed what he was pointing at. She quickly took her phone and changed the ID to ‘My Dearest
“Yes, well done.” Cedric praised.“Since I’ve done such a good job, why don’t you let me send you off at the airport? You’ve already stopped me from going to Nordic City. You can’t stop me from going to the airport with you as well, right?” Maia smiled pleadingly. Cedric smiled at her cheekiness. She had a plan after all. “What if I said no?”"Then I’ll be really angry. It’s not a good thing to make me angry.” Maia placed one of her hands under her chin and stared intimidatingly at Cedric. Though her eyes were still shining from being in a good mood.. “As long as I’m the only one for you!” He pinched her cheeks lightly as he threatened. Fortunately, Maia was not afraid of him. She held his hand in hers as she continued to convince him, “Will you let me go with you? Please.” Cedric glanced at her enlarged tummy and frowned slightly. The airport was quite a distance from Prismara Hill. “Must you come?” Maia nodded. “Yes! Can’t I just send you off?”He took her hand and kisse
“Isn’t it a husband’s duty to help carry his wife’s bag? Cedric doted on Maia very much. I’ll bet he’s more than willing to carry her all the way there, much less her bag.”“Cedric is just fantastic. Goodness. There are no words to describe how wonderful he is. He easily outmatches all of the male celebrities! Sheesh. Is he about six foot two?”“Oh, my. How does Maia still have such a darling figure with the whole pregnancy deal? Her beauty is out of this world!”“This makes it worth taking the flight! I can’t believe I saw the warring couple with my own eyes!”…Cedric and Maia’s appearances attracted too much attention. Fischer walked swiftly to them.“The private plane is ready, Mr. Cedric.”Cedric nodded and looked at Maia, who was by his side. “I’ll contact you again once I touch down.”She was stunned for a while before she took his hand hastily. It was hard for her to let go once her hands touched his. He was heartbroken to see her this way.Pinching her chin lightly, h
Maia felt helpless. Fights over resources and screen time weren’t anything new, but she never thought Emily’s fans would be this radical.Since when was ‘Stygian Nation’s plot revolved around its female lead?That completely stunned her. She was the owner of Starlight Entertainment. So, why hadn’t she known about it if it was true?“Contact Emily’s team and ask them to correct the fans. Don’t stir up trouble unnecessarily. Tell the public relations department to give Emily’s fans an explanation. We’ll release a detailed briefing about the resources and screen time.”“Roger, Ms. Maia. I’m on it.”She hung up the phone and passed it back to Fischer.“Drive to the gallery.”She checked the time and thought Nancy was probably with Spencer now. Nancy was the original author. Coming from her, it’d sound more convincing that ‘Stygian Nation’ didn’t revolve its plot around the female lead. On her way there, she checked the discussions on the internet. Her Twitter account was flooded w