"I'll give her my life if that's what she wants."The family had owed her too much, and she was right to take her revenge. Hearing this, Rita stumbled backward a few steps, shocked. "What the hell has Maia done to you? She no longer pretends to be innocent as she once did, and yet you want to offer her your life?"Palming her chest, Rita felt she could hardly breathe. She was bewildered as to why her son would side with Maia now. Ignoring Rita, Cedric instructed the bodyguard at the door, "Send her home.""Right away, sir." Cedric then strode away, ignoring Rita's calls. Despite being used by Maia, Cedric was in a good mood.Maia, on the other hand, had mixed feelings.She planned to take a cab back to her apartment after leaving the hotel. However, she was uneasy that Cedric did not erupt in rage as she had expected. He even played along just now. He even admitted that if she had died in the fire, he would be heartbroken.Bewildered, Maia wondered what it was all about
Cedric chuckled. "It worked, didn't it?"Baz understood now. "Well, Ms. Maia becoming the new CEO is indeed more newsworthy than Mr. Errol being deaf."Cedric smirked. "Something even more newsworthy will be trending shortly."Soon enough, the topic of Cedric liking the post began to trend, becoming the top trending topic in just a few minutes. He liked the post on purpose to generate more buzz. After all, nothing was more appealing than gossip.Cedric smiled and picked up his document folder. Suddenly, Baz's phone rang, and he quickly answered it. "What? Susie’s dead?"Cedric’s face froze. Susie had been the woman in charge of Maia's meals when the fire broke out.After he hung up, Baz said, "Sir, our men found Susie dead at her rental home. The police said it could be suicide." Cedric snorted. "Seems more like murder to me." He snapped his folder closed in frustration. They had been searching for Susie for six months, and now this! As Baz had been put in charge of fin
"No," he said solemnly. He wanted no one but her!His domineering and possessive attitude made Maia stiffen. He was no longer cold to her, and this made her uneasy. She could never understand what he wanted. For a moment, she wondered if she had made the right choice to return to Prismara. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. A familiar voice came from the other side of the door. "Maia? Are you home? Errol and I have finished the investigation. Maia? Maia?" It was Aunt Tess and Errol!As the doorbell rang repeatedly, Maia grew flustered and pushed Cedric off her. She pointed toward the window. "Leave!"Cedric smirked. "This is the 12th floor. Are you trying to get me killed?" Maia quickly walked into the nearby master bedroom and opened the closet door.She gestured toward it. "Get in!" Cedric gave her a look. "Are you serious?"Her phone started to ring. "Cedric, there’s no time to argue. Are you getting in or not?""Fine."Just as Maia let out a sigh of relief, he
Errol threw open the door, turned on the light, and quickly looked around.A small speaker and a charger seemed to have fallen onto the floor. Apart from that, nothing seemed unusual about the room. Not seeing Cedric, Maia was relieved. "I told you something must have fallen." Errol still felt that something was off but didn't dwell on it. "You’re lucky that it wasn’t a burglar. You could’ve been in danger." "Errol’s right. It's not safe to live all by yourself nowadays. Why don't you move in with me?""It's okay, Aunt Tess, the security at Cloud Nine is top-notch. I'll be fine." Maia knew that no thieves could break into her apartment… just her ex-husband. She didn't want them to know he was there, or they might get the wrong idea. Maia closed the bedroom door and saw Tess and Errol off. After telling her again to be careful, they finally left. When the door was finally closed, Maia let out a huge sigh of relief. Just as she turned around, Cedric suddenly appeared an
What he said set the livestream room abuzz.Cedric was known for being a heartless man, but how could he be so callous when Zera was on the verge of killing herself?When Zera saw Cedric, her eyes were filled with hope again. "I knew you’d come, Cedric. You broke my heart, you know…" She sobbed, clutching at her chest. Maia guessed that she would step down from the edge and throw herself into his arms before pretending to pass out.And that was exactly what Zera ended up doing… It was the same old trick again. Maia didn't bother to see what happened next and logged off the livestream. She checked the time and saw that there was only 10 hours left until the inauguration ceremony tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. She had to hurry. Maia then picked up the detailed account statements from the coffee table and drove away from Cloud Nine Residences. The city was still brightly lit late at night. Maia quickly made a call. Someone picked up, and a deep male voice said, "Hey, I'm already a
Alarmed by what she said, Mr. Linden tightened his fists. Knowing he was beginning to have second thoughts, Maia said, "I know you have a son and a daughter. You don't want them to have to live with the consequences of your actions, do you? You deserve to go to jail, but your family members are innocent." At this moment, Buck lunged over and pulled Mr. Lindon up by his collar. Glaring at the man, he snapped, "Do not test our patience, Mr. Linden!"Shocked by his loud voice, Mr. Linden trembled and gulped, not daring to look at him. A moment later, Mr. Linden's tensed body went limp as he gave up resisting. "All right…"Trembling, Mr. Linden continued, "After Phil took over Starlight Entertainment, he fired the finance manager and promoted me in his place so that he could do whatever he wanted with the company's money. Under his leadership, Starlight then lost its leading position in the industry within a year."Mr. Linden sighed. "Three months ago, when Mr. Phil learned th
“Mr. Cedric, Ms. Maia left the Cloud Nine Residences shortly after you arrived at the Central Tower,” Baz replied. “Where’d she go?” “She went to Mr. Linden’s residence for about an hour.” Baz explained in a single breath as he slowly moved away from his boss, "She was also with a well-built male who looks to be about 2 meters tall.” He could already feel Cedric’s aura darken. “I’d love to see who dares steal my woman!” Zera was inside the ward when she overheard Cedric’s comment. Her expression turned sour as she gripped the hem of her blouse. Her eyes were filled with hatred.“Maia, you slut! Why didn’t the fire kill you? How dare you come back and try to steal Cedric away from me? Just you wait!” Zera’s lips trembled in anger. …Maia created a stir when she showed up at Starlight Entertainment. Most of the staff members could not stop talking about her. “Ms. Maia looks better in person. She just smiled at me, and she looks so pretty.”“She is not only pretty but ver
Maia still could not believe it. She saw her mother's psychiatric report herself. "Yes, I have your mother's health reports for the last five years at least," Phil admitted. “Her psychiatric reports were included. I kept them to use them as leverage if I found something wrong. But she was totally healthy! She was never diagnosed with depression." Phil’s final words echoed in Maia’s head. Her mother was a healthy woman! Maia was taken aback by the news about her mother two years after her death.If what Phil said was true, why would the hospital release a false report? What were they trying to hide? If her mother did not commit suicide, what exactly caused her death?What was going on here? As Maia remained silent, Phil's concerns grew. "The financial manager who handles our company's annual health checks is a close friend," he insisted. “I guarantee these reports! The files are still on my computer. I can forward them to you right away!” Phil fumbled for his cell phone, e