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.

narrowed beneath a stray lock of

again?” His gaze was unreadable, but his words were

of hopelessness overcame Maia. Tears mixed with rainwater streamed down her

not here to save me. No.’ She let out a bitter

triumphant. It was surprising but also reasonable that Cedric cared so little about Maia. Everyone in Prismara knew how

“Please come inside, Mr. Cedric. It’s pouring

own this place now,” Cedric

“What do you mean,

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

to learn that Cedric had 15 percent more shares than them. With 55 percent, the

she staggered back a

want anyone to die in my winery, alright?” His

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