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
Maia noticed Cedric’s tense jawline and realized that he was worried that she would be sad when they returned to Prismara Hill.Maia bit her lower lips as her eyes started to tear up. “Grandpa used to love collecting antics. He has an extensive collection of antics, and I’d like to make the Prismara Hill manor into a private gallery to commemorate him. Moreover, that place is filled with so many unfortunate memories. Like how we had separated and what had happened to Grandpa and Fernando…” Maia could not continue as she choked slightly and started to cry. Cedric frowned as his heart ached. He was also sad that his grandfather and Fernando were not here with them anymore. He pulled her into his embrace and hugged her tightly as Maia cried. …The morning, Baz finally got back to his apartment in the city. He opened the front door and tip-toed into his place. As he went upstairs into the bedroom, he saw Shelly sleeping on the bed. When he was about to touch her, she took out a k
When Baz lifted his head and saw Shelly’s attractive figure, he gasped and turned his head to the other side. His face turned a deeper shade of red. Shelly just smiled at his reaction as she approached him and leaned against him, feeling every inch of his muscles against her body. “Baz, we haven’t seen each other in a while. Don’t you miss me?” Baz nodded his head incessantly, “Of course I do!”“Then why are you being shy now?” “Y-You’re just too beautiful,” Baz replied. To Baz, Shelly was as beautiful as a pagan goddess. “As beautiful as I may be, I’ll only be yours. Now and forever.” Shelly’s confession was the last straw, as Baz could not endure any longer. Moments later, the bathroom was covered in a veil of steam as she was pushed against the side of the tub. When they were done, Baz carried Shelly back to their bedroom and placed her on the bed. Shelly snuggled against him. “How long will you be back? You still have to go back to Nordic City, right?” Baz nodded in re
Maia tried her best to sound cheerful, yet she still could not contain her sobs as her heart ached. She felt so helpless. Even if Sally was still alive for Maia to take her revenge, Hans and Fernando would never come back.She stood rooted to the spot as tears streamed down her face. She could no longer hold it in as she cried hard. Cedric immediately drew her into his arms. “Seeing you cry like this kills me.” Maia shook her head. “No, I wouldn’t be able to live if anything happened to you. Grandpa and Fernando would never want that.”“So, please, don’t cry anymore. Okay?” He said while drying her tears.Maia nodded and asked, “They’ll always be with us, right?”He looked at her as he masked his sorrow. He did not want her to feel worse. Maia looked back at Cedric and pointed at where her heart was, “Grandpa and Fernando will always be with me.”“They will always be with us,” Cedric corrected. Maia placed her hand on his heart as she felt his strong heartbeat. He smiled at he
“You don’t think it’s him.” Cedric realized she didn’t believe what she saw and understood what she meant immediately.Maia nodded. “There was only half of the right thigh left on the dead body, and the outer thigh was missing. You don’t see animal bite marks on the other parts of the body. Don’t you find that strange, Cedric?”“Are there any unique marks on the outer thigh of his right leg?” He asked.Nodding at him, she said, “There’s a burn scar, and he burned a huge part of his right thigh. It happened at the winery when he was five years old. I was there, too.“That’s why I remembered it vividly. What are the odds that the wild animals chewed off this particular part of his flesh?”“Someone’s trying to cover his tracks,” he said.She continued to voice out her speculation, “Errol was familiar with that hill. Do you think it’s possible that he knew which part of the hill he could jump so he could land safely? The dead body was horribly disfigured, but it matched his. I just c