Tess was excited as she exclaimed, “Mr. Cedric is Maia’s ex-husband, you know? He’s here to make you pay for your actions!”

Maia wondered if he had come to rescue her. After all, they had been married for 11 years, and she had been utterly devoted to him.

She gently held the cuff of Cedric’s trousers and struggled to look up at him. After a moment, she managed to say, “Cedric…”

Refusing to release her grip on his cuff, she gazed at him with tearful eyes, too weak to say anything more.

eyes narrowed beneath a stray lock of

an act again?” His gaze was

overcame Maia. Tears mixed with rainwater

let out a bitter smile and slowly let

also reasonable that Cedric cared so

smile. “Please come inside,

this place now,”

asked, “What do you

and explained, “Mrs. Yvette, Mr. Cedric now owns 55 percent of Burgess Winery, which

Cedric had 15 percent more shares than them. With 55 percent, the man would have a final say over the winery’s

staggered back a few

die in my

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