Baz quickly smiled and said, “H-Hello, Mr. Cedric.”Maia covered her mouth as she tried hard not to smile. “Baz, I’ve been watching you. You've been smiling on your own for quite some time now. Let me guess, is this because we’ll be back in Prismara City soon? You must be overjoyed to go home, right?” “Ms. Maia, you were with Mr. Cedric the whole time. How could you possibly understand the pain of longingness?” Cedric just glanced at Baz coldly and said, “We’ve almost been separated by life and death. What is longingness compared to that?”“That’s because the heavens wanted to test you, Mr. Cedric!” Baz smiled sincerely and started to praise the couple. “You are a power couple now. You’re a match made in heaven. Your fan club is even bigger than some celebrities’. “Just yesterday, you were trending again. I’m also one of your fan club members!” “Baz, I didn’t know you had such a talent.” Maia glanced at Baz and blinked surprisingly. “Huh? What talent?” Baz asked in confusio

Maia noticed Cedric’s tense jawline and realized that he was worried that she would be sad when they returned to Prismara Hill.Maia bit her lower lips as her eyes started to tear up. “Grandpa used to love collecting antics. He has an extensive collection of antics, and I’d like to make the Prismara Hill manor into a private gallery to commemorate him. Moreover, that place is filled with so many unfortunate memories. Like how we had separated and what had happened to Grandpa and Fernando…” Maia could not continue as she choked slightly and started to cry. Cedric frowned as his heart ached. He was also sad that his grandfather and Fernando were not here with them anymore. He pulled her into his embrace and hugged her tightly as Maia cried. …The morning, Baz finally got back to his apartment in the city. He opened the front door and tip-toed into his place. As he went upstairs into the bedroom, he saw Shelly sleeping on the bed. When he was about to touch her, she took out a k

Maia tried her best to sound cheerful, yet she still could not contain her sobs as her heart ached. She felt so helpless. Even if Sally was still alive for Maia to take her revenge, Hans and Fernando would never come back.She stood rooted to the spot as tears streamed down her face. She could no longer hold it in as she cried hard. Cedric immediately drew her into his arms. “Seeing you cry like this kills me.” Maia shook her head. “No, I wouldn’t be able to live if anything happened to you. Grandpa and Fernando would never want that.”“So, please, don’t cry anymore. Okay?” He said while drying her tears.Maia nodded and asked, “They’ll always be with us, right?”He looked at her as he masked his sorrow. He did not want her to feel worse. Maia looked back at Cedric and pointed at where her heart was, “Grandpa and Fernando will always be with me.”“They will always be with us,” Cedric corrected. Maia placed her hand on his heart as she felt his strong heartbeat. He smiled at he

The nurse shook her head at Maia, “No thanks necessary. Just doing our job. Once the heart bypass surgery is over, we’ll transfer the patient to the ICU for further monitoring. You should go home and bring back clothes and other necessities.”“Alright. We got it. Thanks.”“It’s no problem,” the nurse responded and left.There was pin-drop silence in the hallway. Maia noticed Hope’s rapid breathing as well as her clenching hands on her legs. She was afraid. Sitting next to her, Maia held her hands. “Don’t be scared. I’m here with you. Everything’s going to be fine.”Baz went along and tried to soothe Hope. “That’s right, Ms. Hope. There’s nothing to be afraid of. HL Corporation holds the biggest share of Prismara Hospital. Mr. Cedric made a call to them and they sent the head of the cardiology department to treat Mr. Homer.”Nodding, Hope said, “I have to thank Cedric for this.”“That’s too formal, Ms. Hope. You are family. In fact, Mr. Homer is technically Mr. Cedric’s father-i

Maia recalled the moment when Homer saw the DNA test report with the result stating that she was his biological daughter. Back then, he regarded her with a guilty look and started to treat her better in the next few days.She could almost feel something resembling a father’s love from Homer. However, it only lasted a few months. After that, Homer treated her worse than ever.Was it because of the latest result from the DNA test report she found in his bedroom? Checking out the date of the result, she surmised that that was the case here.If what it stated was true, then it made perfect sense that Homer resented her the way he did.“Does this mean I’m really not his daughter?” She smiled bitterly as warm tears streamed down her fair cheeks, “So, I’ve only ever had a mother. I never had a father. It was all a lie…”Resting on the desk, she burst into tears and bawled.Cedric heard her crying when he opened the door and dashed right into the study. At the next moment, he pulled her