She was the light in his dark world and the reason for him to live. Maia tried to blink away the tears. Cedric drew her into his embrace again and announced, “As long as you’re happy, it doesn’t matter if we don’t get remarried.” As long as he had Maia by his side, nothing else mattered. Wealth and power are nothing in comparison to her. He would always love her wholeheartedly. Maia buried her head in his shoulders as her tears fell when she heard his confession. “B-But I want to have a family with you. Cedric, you idiot! Are you trying to dump me after getting me pregnant and falling in love with you again?” Her tears and baseless accusations made his heart ache as he smiled. He held her head in place and kissed her on the lips. “Ce—”“Call me darling.”“Darling, are you still angry at me for what happened this morning? I wasn’t finished with what I was saying to Fidelia. I told her that if she wanted me to leave you, then I would. “However, she’ll need to pay the price
Gripping his phone tightly, Eddie barked, “What did you say, Saffron? Are you sure the dead guy from Old Nordic District is 1.8 meters and younger than thirty years old?“I suspect that my brother was in a foul mood and that he’d kill himself by jumping into the river! Do you know what I’m getting at now, Saffron? “I don’t care how you do it. Just get to the bottom of this. I need to know if the dead guy is my brother!“Use any connections you have and find out if there are any 1.8-meter good-looking guys who committed suicide in other rivers in Old Nordic District!”He was worried sick. After he hung up the phone, his grip on it grew tighter.“Did you think I’d kill myself by jumping into the river?” Cedric asked coldly.Turning his wheelchair around, Eddie was stunned for a while. Then, he said with a smile, “Can’t brothers worry about each other? You told me that you were going to take a walk in the Old Nordic District. “Then, Mom and Amanda told me that you fought with Mai
Judging from the angle, someone shot the video through the towering trees the city planted on the road.“Nice shot.” Cedric proceeded to save the video.On the other hand, Lauren couldn’t stop smiling when she learned about the trending search and the video. "It looks like I’m getting a good sleep tonight.” Then she turned to a maid and ordered, “Come. Give me a hand and take me back to my room.”“Right away, Ms. Lauren.” The servant maid and went over to help her immediately. At the same time, Lauren bid everyone goodnight.Then, she headed toward the elevator and mumbled to herself, “Cedric has always been calm and collected. I never thought he’d give in to his emotions and do something so bold in broad daylight. In the middle of the road, no less.“We all have to find someone who could make us lose control of ourselves and do something foolish. What’d be the point of life otherwise?”Maia saw it as the ‘warring couple’ made the top trending search. She began to frown at the
Fidelia gripped her phone as she read the comments. Her eyes were so red with fury that it looked like she could shoot beams out of them!“Damn you, Maia! You stole his heart, you hypocritical bitch. Just what kind of spell did you cast on Cedric to make him fall head over heels for you?! Why can’t he see you for the bitch you are?!”Her chest was rising and falling rapidly from exasperation. Then she sat up on the bed and flung her phone to the corner. A loud sound could be heard as the screen shattered.Someone rapped on her door.“Did anyone tick you off again, Ms. Fidelia? Mr. Thomas heard your voice from the study. He ordered me to check on you.”“Can you mind your own business, plastic face? Don’t you have enough to worry about in this villa? If you have so much time on your hands, then take a day off and fix your damn face.”Neilson didn’t get riled up by her sarcastic remark. On the contrary, he regarded her with a calm look. He was already used to her mannerisms.“If yo
Neilson wagged a finger at Fidelia.“Two million dollars?” He smirked.“What’s the matter? Do you want more? How about five million dollars?” “I’m not interested in money, Ms. Fidelia.”“Huh?” She looked at him, confused. “This is a first for me. How can anyone not care about money?”“I’m aware that your mother is the sole inheritor of the biggest pharmaceutical company in Nordic City. Since she’s the CEO right now, I know that you have 20 percent of its shares. You’re essentially the second biggest shareholder of the company, right behind Ms. Katherine.“I’m sure you know that your mother’s health isn’t what it used to be, and your father is looking for someone to take over the managerial role.”“So, that’s what you’re playing at. Are you interested in the pharmaceutical industry?” She looked at him the way she would a mental patient, “Is your head working right? What’s so interesting about drugs?”Instead of answering her question, he said. “I can help you with making Ms. Ma
Gigi covered her eyes. Her face turned red and she dashed down the hallway, shouting, “Yowza. Uncle Cedric and Aunt Maia are kissing, Grandma!”Both of them looked at the door. Maia’s face reddened. She didn’t think Gigi would see it.…It was breakfast time, and Marcus gave everyone an itinerary.“This is the itinerary for the opening of Innisfree’s branch hotel. Every prestigious figure in Nordic City would attend the ceremony. You can see the details here.”Then, Eddie chimed in, “I ran it by Marcus, and he agreed that I’d make a public announcement about my and Amanda’s wedding after the opening ceremony is over. We’ll reveal about Gigi’s existence as well.”Putting down the itinerary, he glanced at Eddie and asked, “Have you made up your mind?”Nodding in response, Eddie explained, “I’ve asked Saffron to minimize the unnecessary rumors and the potential damage to the company’s reputation.“It’s only a matter of time before we make this announcement, and we can’t afford to
Baz quickly smiled and said, “H-Hello, Mr. Cedric.”Maia covered her mouth as she tried hard not to smile. “Baz, I’ve been watching you. You've been smiling on your own for quite some time now. Let me guess, is this because we’ll be back in Prismara City soon? You must be overjoyed to go home, right?” “Ms. Maia, you were with Mr. Cedric the whole time. How could you possibly understand the pain of longingness?” Cedric just glanced at Baz coldly and said, “We’ve almost been separated by life and death. What is longingness compared to that?”“That’s because the heavens wanted to test you, Mr. Cedric!” Baz smiled sincerely and started to praise the couple. “You are a power couple now. You’re a match made in heaven. Your fan club is even bigger than some celebrities’. “Just yesterday, you were trending again. I’m also one of your fan club members!” “Baz, I didn’t know you had such a talent.” Maia glanced at Baz and blinked surprisingly. “Huh? What talent?” Baz asked in confusio
The caller ID was Hope. Maia immediately answered the call, and she could hear that Hope was crying just seconds ago. “Maia, is Errol really no more?” It seemed like Hope had also seen the news about Errol’s accident. Maia frowned as she heard Hope crying for him. Hope was not aware of the horrible things Errol had done. Maia had chosen not to tell her to avoid unnecessary complications, and she did not want to scare Hope either “We’re still not sure if it was him or not. I’ll only be able to confirm that after I see his body at the morgue. Don’t be too sad, or else Wesley will just be complaining to me when your eyes are too swollen.” Maia comforted her.“I know that, but I hope that it’s not Errol. I hope that he will still be alive. Maia, why don’t I come with you tomorrow?” Hope sobbed as she suggested.“You sure about this? I’m worried that you won’t be able to take it.”“He’s my brother, too. We’re family. I need to go too.” Hope insisted. “Okay. Let’s meet at the poli