Chapter 1048

Mia couldn’t help but feel a little smug. If Maja had indeed been discarded by lan, then this woman meant nothing to her.

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They were just a fledgling company, and the Haskins family could crush them as easily as squashing an ant.

Mia felt her chance for revenge was at hand.

Unaware of Mia’s hostility, Clara thought she was there to help.

“Judge for yourselves, folks, she announced. “She’s a big–shot CEO now. I’m just trying to get some money. That’s not too much to ask, is it? At her level, money is the least valuable thing. A few thousand dollars, wasn’t that easy for her to give away? And she only wanted to give me three thousand dollars yesterday. I gave birth to her, what’s three thousand dollars to that?”

Everyone’s eyes fell on Maja. No matter the reason, being publicly criticized at such an event was undoubtedly embarrassing. And there were a lot of business associates present.

Maja, however, seemed unperturbed, as if she was an outsider.

Mia couldn’t stand her composed demeanor, the pretense of superiority.

Even though Maja was nothing but dirt in her eyes, she had been disadvantaged by her.

When she thought about it, the shame was unbearable.

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the place for a family reunion,” Mia suggested, crossing her arms.

She glanced around and

herself, especially considering Clara was shameless, lying

deserve such a daughter?” Clara cried. “This woman’s so vile. I

came into her line of sight. She looked up to see a stunningly handsome

had been on the second floor all along. He had

her move among the guests, but she didn’t converse with the business associates.

for someone, most

anger somewhat, but he still didn’t go down to meet her.

saw the couple approaching her.

lan stood in front of Clara, who was so frightened that she quickly scrambled to her feet. Not because she knew the man, but because she found his gaze terrifying as if he was about

away on the ground, shivering as she

made her legs

so far so

a glass of

could overlook his aura. lan was just that kind of

in front of others, aloof and cold, yet sharp as a blade.

tangible pressure surrounded

such pressure and was

people at the scene didn’t understand why lan was stepping in now.

and Maja had been married, hadn’t there been rumors that he had never met his ex–wife in the

married?

lan were always a hot topic in the

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