Chapter 11 The Wedding Anniversary

The caller ID displayed her father’s name. With pursed lips, Maia hesitated before answering.

“Yes?” she couldn’t bring herself to call him “Dad” and spoke impassively. “What’s the matter?”

“Maia, how did your mother’s 20 percent stake in the winery end up in Errol’s name?” Homer Burgess shouted, “What have you been doing behind my back? When did your mom make this will? Why didn’t I know about it?”

Now that Cedric owned 55 percent of Burgess Winery, that 20 percent stake was of utmost importance to Homer. He would be left with no rights if he lost it.

Maia gripped her phone. He was being ridiculous.

She mocked, “You only cared about your mistress back then. How would you know about Mom making her will?”

give him in return? Now that

upset. Instead of a father she could rely on, Homer was nothing but

the marriage? You slept with Cedric for nothing, and now you’re trying to steal what belongs to me. You’re fucking

tears, unable to believe her own father would say such

about to say something, someone snatched

of the

speechless when she saw Cedric.

to

bitter smile. Her voice was

her phone back to her. Then he turned and walked towards

you going

“Why would I care?”

why did you get out of your car in the first place?” She was always trying to get him

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