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.

car in time as she stepped

expensive clothing got off and walked toward Maia’s

Rita!

to be so persistent just to see her. Then again, it was not all that surprising. She was Cedric’s mother, and her status would get her everywhere. How would she give up easily when Maia was the

in distaste as she glared at Maia. “How

Now, could you

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no plans to leave.

tell me what you’re scheming. You

of getting off, she lowered

will. I merely showed you ladies the

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

When she was Cedric’s wife,

stopped trying to make her life difficult. Maia was tired of explaining

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

almost cold demeanor starkly contrasted

that you were responsible for my baby’s death,” she interjected, ” Were

as she stared at Maia

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

on the accelerator and sped away with a

collided head–on with the car parked in front of her. As Maia drove away from the basement parking, Rita remained rooted

on the road as she remembered how helpless she had been

does not matter how much time has passed, her emotional

she forget? Whoever had hurt her would have to pay! As tears

later, Maia pulled into Tess’s residence. Prior to going upstairs, she cleaned up

rushing in and out of the

she ran out of the kitchen to welcome

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