Ryan said, “I know, but if you can’t trust them, at least trust me. That’s the whole reason why Pedro told me about it. He knew you wouldn’t trust him nor Alexander, but everything- and I mean everything that Pedro does and will do according to his plan is for Maya. To protect her is the goal.”“Protect? Is she in some sort of trouble? Is it Stephanie? Has she been threatening her?” Sally worriedly asked, acting as the mother of the group, “Is Maya okay?”“Maya is okay for now, but there’s someone even more powerful and a bigger threat to her right now compared to Stephanie,” Ryan said as little as possible because he knew Sally was quick to pick up. He knew Sally would immediately catch on with enough hints.Pedro specifically told Ryan not to get Oli and Sally involved, especially Sally, since she was the princess hiding from everyone. Mrs. Simons’ words would be enough to d

Stephanie then went to fix her face and her hair as she tried on the dresses. She then looked at the files again to try and figure out more about Maya’s parents, but she was on a dead end. The only evidence she had was Maya’s mother- Kate’s picture.Stephanie looked at it closely, and then she noticed something she did not notice before. She saw a familiar silhouette in the background. The face was not very clear, but Stephanie knew it looked too similar to be a coincidence.It was Mrs. Simons in the background, and she was flaunting that unusual emerald, green collection Greenwillow bag―the collection that was discontinued. Stephanie squinted her eyes to see more clearly than it hit her.Everything made sense suddenly.That bag was the same bag caught in the video from the orphanage, and if it was discontinued, the only person who could have it in possession was none other than the owner of Greenwillow. Mrs. Karin Simons owned Greenwill

Pedro, worried and was feeling uneasy, got up and searched for Maya as well. Pedro said to one of his people, “You do the speech, and I’ll go find someone.”“But Sir, it’s your party. You can’t just dash-““I don’t care.” Pedro said in a heartbeat, “I’ll find Maya. You deal with this. I don’t want what nonsense you have to say. Just say it on stage.”Pedro once again dropped everything on the line for Maya. He wasn’t the type to not follow his plans or word, and yet there he was, rushing around the venue to go look for Maya. The music stopped as Pedro’s secretary did the speech, and soon, the music continued into a slow song.With that, he saw her.Pedro saw Maya from across the room. Maya looked so pretty in her navy-blue ball gown that had elegant white ruffles at the side and gold embroidered details. She wore her brown hair down effortlessly and even

Alexander then pulled Maya back, and having lost her balance, Maya ended up hugging Alexander. Maya turned her face towards Alexander’s. She could smell the faint woody and fresh scent that used to be her favorite scent. She felt the intense chemistry once again.Her heart was beating like crazy, her pupils dilated, and she could not think straight. All Maya could do was look at Alexander, and in that instant, almost immediately, all her defenses broke down. She thought to herself, how unfair. All Alexander had to do was show himself to me, and I was back to being the doe-eyed girl that was irrevocably in love with him.The thought of it infuriated Maya. She promised herself never to be in the same position again. She promised not to associate herself with Alexander because nothing good ever came out of it, but there she was, being swept off her feet so effortlessly.“How are you? Have you been eating your meals right and now skipping until

Feeling the cold air of the night, Alexander stated as he closed his eyes, “Do you reckon everyone at your party already left?”Pedro replied after he took a glance inside the venue through the huge glass transparent doors. The lights were still on but there was no more music so Pedro figured everyone already left or at least majority did. He replied, “Maybe.”“Didn’t you say that Maya would surely come at this party because of the guests you invited?” Pedro nodded. He paused for a while before answering, “I had to make sure Maya would come and stay here at Russia.”“You’re the one who put alcohol in the fruit punch, weren’t you?”Pedro was hesitant whether he should confess of just completely deny it but after seeing Alexander’s reaction, he figured Alexander wanted the same thing, so he nodded then he asked, “You knew?”“Well, the fa