The message read, “I’ll always be your sister.”Hope received the text in the ward. Already teary-eyed, she read it and burst into tears. Puzzled, Buck and Wesley tried in vain to console her.Hope then broke into a smile for the first time in a while. Buck and Wesley were bewildered by this.After Maia rushed back to her office, she said to Paige, “Help me get information about Hope Burgess’s contract with Nebula Entertainment and the company itself.” Paige was taken aback. “Ms. Maia, are you going to help her sort out her contract problem?” “Why do you ask?”“There’s a rumor that says that you’re going to help her. Anyway, her problem is an open secret. She was forced to sign an unfair contract that would bind her to the company for 50 years, among other unreasonable terms. Nebula sure treats their artistes like shit.” Paige shook her head, sympathizing with Hope. “I’m not trying to resolve her contract problem,” Maia said. “I’m trying to take over Nebula.” “I see. I’ll get on i
Glancing at his script, Aiken saw that Fiona was noted to be the daughter of a sponsor. That explained the group name—it was to boost her own exposure.He said, “Let’s ask the mentors. Do you guys like her name?” Letting out embarrassed yet courteous smiles, the mentors nodded stiffly. “Great, the mentors love your name. You may begin your performance now.”The music then played, and the girls started to dance and sing. “I love to shower… my skin is so soft… ah oh oh…”Despite being at the forefront from start to finish, Fiona was only responsible for singing “ah oh oh.” Her dance moves were unbearably stiff. All she did was wink, turn, wink, take a few steps, and wink again before repeating the routine. When the song finished, the mentors removed their headphones. Smiling awkwardly, Aiken asked, “Whose feedback would you like to hear? You guys get to choose.” Fiona took a step forward and said smilingly, “Here’s the thing. We’re big fans of Cedric Larkin. Since only M
“Well, she’ll always be my wife, and I enjoy following her around.” Cedric’s reply made the crowd go wild again. “But based on what I know, Ms. Maia is very close to a famous attorney. She doesn’t even care about you, okay?” Fiona said, acting like a spoiled girl. “What matters is that I care about her.” The commotion grew so loud that it was impossible to continue record the show. Maia had the urge to leave immediately, but she knew she had to wait until the show was over. Fiona was stumped by what Cedric said. The crew didn’t dare to offend the daughter of a sponsor, but they couldn’t afford to have her upset Cedric and their boss, Maia, either. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, Fiona could hardly take the humiliation and sobbed pitifully after they managed to persuade her to leave the stage. Someone then uploaded a video of Fiona crying online, entitled “Maia Burgess humiliated a participant for having bad teeth and problematic eyes.” It was a viral hit.As
“What about Aiken’s room?” he asked. Baz quickly replied, “I’ve arranged for him to stay at least 10 minutes away from Ms. Maia.” “Good job.” Baz chuckled proudly. Suddenly, his phone vibrated. Checking a message sent by an employee, he quickly said, “Sir, you and Ms. Maia are trending online again.”Cedric glanced at the phone and saw a trending video with a title that read, “Cedric Larkin Has His Ex-wife’s Back.’Retweeted by countless netizens, the tweet read, “Ms. Maia mocked Fiona because of her bad behavior. What surprised everyone was when Cedric came and taught Fiona a lesson on behalf of his ex-wife! Check out the video now!”The edited video included the whole incident, starting with Fiona’s rude behavior. Although it wasn’t clear, one could hear what Cedric said. “If you must know, I think you belong to the nightclub instead of the stage.”“Well, she’ll always be my wife, and I enjoy following her around.” “What matters is that I care about her.” The netizens raved ab
Feeling his breath on her cheek, Maia looked away and said, “If you think you can force me into remarrying you, you can dream on. I’d rather kill myself!” When she said the last sentence, Maia met his gaze. This time, Cedric let her go. Maia then opened the door and walked out of the room without saying anything. Broadcast live, the dinner was held buffet-style in the central square. The equipment was set up, and the audience could watch what was going on from four different angles. Not long after the live broadcast started, the number of viewers exceeded five million, with countless comments. “Where’s Cedric? I want to see him, please!”“Where’s Maia? I want to see her and Cedric!” “I want to see them get back together!” The moment Maia entered the central square, all eyes were on her. Her beauty was captivating. “Ms. Maia.” A mentor named Jackie Tenny handed her a soda. “Have some iced soda. It’s perfect for this weather.” Although it was not scorching hot, they
He started jogging along and asked Maia, “I realized that you were a little distracted during the night segment, Maia. What’s the matter?”“Was I?”“Definitely,” Aiken said.“Perhaps I was too worn out.” Maia yawned. “That’s possible. You are always under a lot of stress as CEO of Starlight Entertainment. You might feel a little tired now that you’ve let your hair down. I think my dad will love this place."“Jordan?”“Yeah. He’s hot-headed. He should spend some time in Stonebrooke and relax! The world is so huge. Is it appropriate for someone as old as him to be this temperamental?”Maia laughed at what Aiken said, “You better watch out. Jordan’s going to kick your ass if he knows what you said!”“Hehe. We’re so far from him. He can’t do anything to me! Hahaha!” Aiken looked free as a bird. He might be acting all cocky now, but he’d chicken out the moment he was in front of Jordan.The sky was completely dark when they reached Maia’s homestay. Stonebrooke looked uniquely be
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…”
Cedric grinned and kissed her on the lips. His voice was deep. “Did you really think I was drunk and unconscious?”Maia was in a deep sleep. She didn’t know what was happening at all.“Hundreds of cases, you said? Those are rookie numbers.” He’d buy thousands of cases of liquor!She wore cotton pajamas. He frowned and said, “Out of my way!”It didn’t matter if his shoulder was injured. He stripped her naked!Maia was entirely out of it. She could sleep through a storm in her current state, much less in Cedric’s grubby hands! …The summer sunlight found its way into the room through the curtain and shone on Maia’s fair face the next day.She squinted and lifted her hand to shield her eyes from the sunlight. She opened her eyes drowsily. She was still exhausted. Maia turned over. She was about to go back to sleep when she smelled a familiar scent!She snapped wide awake and rose immediately. She was buck-naked! Maia held her blanket tightly and kicked the man next to her to t