Maia was a little fearful of how frightening Cedric looked. He seemed like a vicious beast, about to pounce at any moment. He could strike fear into people's hearts with the slightest movement. It was even worse when he was drunk. She couldn’t afford to cross a drunken man.Surprisingly, he laughed. She wasn’t sure why, but she was reminded of when he was sixteen years old. Images of when he protected her in the fire flashed through her mind. She remembered his promise from back then. It was the most wonderful promise that sadly turned into an outrageous joke.All of a sudden, Cedric said lovingly, “You tried to kill your husband, Maia.”She frowned and said immediately, “Can you knock it off? I’m going to call Baz and ask him to take you away right now!”He didn’t answer her.“Forget it. Why am I talking to a drunk guy? It’s pointless.”Then, Maia took her phone out and dialed Baz’s number. A woman’s voice greeted her. “Hello. The number you have dialed is not reachable…”

’Damn him!’Did he think he could just kiss anyone he liked because he’s a CEO? Well, she was a CEO, too. Maia tried hard to keep a lid on her anger. She slid open the glass door and gestured for him to get out.Cedric leaped over the balcony to his room. He had hidden in a closet and leaped over a balcony for her. He would not do these things under normal circumstances, but he did them all for her. He touched the wound on his lips. “Ow…”Maia was a feisty lady, but she hid all of her aggressiveness because she loved him. Cedric could not control himself, and he giggled. She was now displaying her full rage at him because she had stopped loving him. In fact, she hurt him badly on several occasions. He did not conceal his disappointment. He stood by as the summer breeze tousled his hair. His heart was still aching, and it didn’t seem like it would go away.“You’ll always be mine,” Cedric said decisively.…Maia locked the balcony glass door and closed the curtain.Then

“Of course she does! Zera wouldn’t be in this situation if Maia hadn’t revealed her secrets. Zera said she’s going to spend some downtime in Stonebrook. Maia was producing a show in the very same place! What are the odds of that?”Rita analyzed the situation, thinking she couldn’t be mistaken.“Zera can’t hope to be as cunning as Maia. It’s highly possible that she set Zera up. I’m sure she wants to take revenge on our family. That’s why she did what she did to Zera!”Cedric asked calmly, “Did you take your medicine?”“Huh?” Rita was stunned. She never thought her son would show concern for her. She beamed, “Are you talking about my heart medication, Cedric?”Her heart wasn’t doing too well. She was being medicated for it.“I’m talking about the mental health medication.”Before she could reply, he hung up the phone and set it to silent mode immediately.Baz came in shortly and said, “I received news from Ms. Rita too, Mr. Cedric. She said Ms. Zera went missing. Should we inter

“What are you going to do? We’ll still be shooting in Stonebrook for a few more days.”“The exhaustion will take care of it for me.” Maia yawned several times, “I’m going to get some shut-eye.”“I’ll walk you back.”“It’s fine. Dinner’s about to start. They’re going to need you here for the live broadcast.”Aiken looked at the time and nodded at Maia, “Rest well, then. I’ll send you some dinner when the broadcast is done!”“Sure.”Maia was alone when she heard footsteps behind her. She thought it was one of Stonebrook’s staff and turned around. A cat came out of the side of the road and looked at her.There was a collar around its neck. It sauntered to Maia’s feet, completely unafraid. It rubbed itself against her.Maia smiled and petted it. “There’s a whiff of osmanthus about you! It smells good!”Suddenly, she heard a loud thud and watched as the lights around her went off. Stonebrook was plunged into darkness.What happened? Did the power go out?Maia was about to use t

The kiss of life?To hell with that! This jerk was just full of excuses!“Who do you think you are? Prince Charming? Did you think you could swoop in like a hero and give the kiss of life?”He smiled and whispered in her ear seductively, “There’s more where that came from.”Maia’s eyes widened as she looked at Cedric. She had never expected him to act so boldly.“You jerk! How dare you!”“You look cute when you’re mad, honey.”“Asshole!” Maia was upset.“I may be an asshole, but I’m yours and yours alone.”“Huh?”Maia couldn’t be bothered to talk to him any further. She looked away and waited for the police.“Aren’t you curious to know how I found you?” He knew she was upset and that he couldn’t keep teasing her. So, he decided to say something to pique her interest.Maia was indeed curious. However, she frowned and remained quiet when she recalled that he had taken advantage of her earlier. The police started questioning her shortly. “Can you please tell us what happened