Chapter 44 Can You Sleep In Peace?

“Tell her I’m busy.”

“Yes, Ms. Mala.”

Mala hung up and continued to focus on her work.

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“Did she receive the flowers?” Cedric asked as he set aside his files.

“Yes, they were delivered. Ms. Mala has received them.” Baz replied.

“How did she react?”

Baz chose his words carefully. “Ms. Mala gave the roses to her employees. Everyone in the company got one. She also transferred 27 thousand dollars into our corporate account.”

How dare she give her staff the roses and then send him the money? She was making it clear that she wanted nothing to do with him.

Baz could feel his boss getting angrier. He could only lower his head and try to disappear, thinking, ‘Ms. Maia is bold. This was the first time his boss had ever given anyone flowers. Yet, she gave them all to someone else!‘

Suddenly, he heard the sound of a pen snapping in half. Baz felt a shiver down his spine.

For the next few hours, HL Corporation was shrouded in a cloud of gloom, which did not lift until the end of the day.

When it was finally 5 p.m., Maia looked at the time and bid her secretary farewell after signing her last document.

Maia boarded the elevator to the basement parking lot. As she backed her car out, a car appeared out of nowhere and blocked her path.

barely stop her car in time

clothing got off and walked

Rita!

just to see her. Then again, it was not all that surprising. She was Cedric’s mother, and her

she glared at Maia. “How dare

say to you. Now, could you please get out

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had no plans to leave.

you’re scheming. You almost caused Zera to hurt herself. What

of getting off,

dragged me there against my will. I merely showed you ladies the truth.

plotted against us while pretending to be the perfect daughter–in–law! I should’ve known better. How could

When she was Cedric’s wife, Rita and

make her life

made up her mind. Maia’s fingers tapped her steering wheel impatiently as Rita

demeanor starkly contrasted with Rita’s near–hysterical

baby’s death,” she interjected, ” Were you able to sleep

instantly stopped as she stared at

with Rita’s reaction. “You should appreciate your remaining freedom because your future isn’t

on the accelerator and sped away with a loud

her. As Maia drove away from the basement parking, Rita remained

helpless she had been before. Because she was weak, Rita pushed

time has passed, her emotional

hurt her would have to pay! As tears ran down Maia’s cheeks,

residence. Prior to going upstairs, she cleaned up and checked

of the

Tess heard Maia, she ran out of the kitchen to welcome

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