Tess looked at the packed food in Maia’s arms. “My friend made smoked fish. I got it from her early this morning,” Maia said, making an excuse.“Smoked fish, eh? I can make that too. There’s no need to trouble your friend. Leave it to me.”“Sure thing. I can’t wait to taste your smoked fish!” Eventually, they made their way into the elevator.“I came to ask you something, Maia.” “Go ahead, Aunt Tess.”“I read from the internet that you bought over Nebula Entertainment for Hope’s sake. Is that true? I told you to stay away from her. By buying over her company, you freed her from her unfavorable contract.”Tess was a little upset. She thought Maia tricked her. “People were already spreading rumors that you wanted to help her with it. Do you think the general public won’t realize that now that you've bought over her company?” “I did it for the good of Starlight Entertainment, Aunt Tess.” Tess was having none of that, “That's bullshit! Starlight Entertainment was one of the

Baz said pitifully, “I paid the price for saying the truth…”Then, Oswald said to an angry Cedric, “Baz has something to tell you, Mr. Cedric. I’ll start preparing dinner now.” He took off immediately after that.Baz rubbed his head and said, “Starlight Entertainment has successfully acquired Nebula Entertainment, Mr. Cedric. Sunny Videos has signed a contract with them.”“Noted.”“To celebrate the occasion, I had Sunny Videos sponsor and organize a party. It’s a team-building event for both companies’ core personnel.”Cedric raised his brow and turned to glance at Baz, who gave him a wide grin, “You can see Ms. Maia again, Mr. Cedric! I think you’ll agree when I say I did a good job!” He gave himself a thumbs up.Cedric sneered. “You made up for your mistake.”Baz had absolutely nothing to say. He very much wanted to kick himself. This was what he got for speaking out of place! Otherwise, he could have gotten a pretty handsome bonus at the end of the year!He nodded and went a

“I was in a relationship when I was attending an acting class. It only lasted a few months. We broke up after that. I haven’t dated since I got into in the industry. I maintain a strictly professional relationship with all my male co-stars.”Hope went on. “The marketing account and my fans like to speculate about certain actors, but I only hang out with them during work. I never keep in touch with them privately.”Hope was so focused on her career that she thought nothing of the male actors.“Are you saying that there’s nothing going on between you and Patrick? Not even Harris?” Buck had such a wide grin on his face that it was as though he had gotten the best gift of his life.Hope nodded. “That’s right. I have a purely professional relationship with both of them. Patrick thinks of me as his younger sister. He looks after me. That said, some actors and actresses do fall in love with each other while working together.”“What about you…?” Buck looked at Hope somewhat nervously. Mai

Maia could feel a steady rocking motion as she slowly regained her consciousness. There was a faint scent of blood in the air. Her head and limbs also felt heavy. The room was dark as her eyes slowly adjusted to the faint light that was shining in through the wooden gaps. She could finally make out where she was trapped. The rocking motion solidified her speculations. They were out at sea!Maia recalled that she was hit on the head when she got home to see Tess lying unconscious on the floor. She quickly tried to look around for Tess, but all she could see was just some storage junk. She was confined in this room alone. Maia knew she needed to look for something sharp to cut the ropes that were bounding her hands and feet. She searched desperately until she finally came across a sharp iron piece. She inched toward it with difficulty. Just as she reached it, she heard sounds coming from outside the room.Maia immediately closed her eyes and lay motionless on the floor. Seconds

Theo grabbed his chest in pain and fell over the rain, into the ocean.Maia stood rooted to the spot as she felt Theo fell into the waters by the boat. She was still shaking in fear as her legs threatened to give way. Cedric watched Maia closely as he comforted her through the megaphone. When Maia heard his voice, she turned to look at him, her face still pale from fear. She knew that he was coming toward her.As his boat was closing in, an arm shot out of the water and grabbed the edge of the boat that Maia was in. Seconds later, Maia felt a grip on her ankle, and she was dragged into the water too. Without a second thought, Cedric dove straight into the water as Baz shouted after him in panic. …Maia could not hear a thing as she struggled in the water. She could feel herself losing air as she tried to swim toward the surface. However, she was still too weak and her body felt heavier the more she struggled. As she was about to lose her consciousness, a pair of sturdy ar