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

lady dressed in expensive clothing got off and walked toward

Rita!

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 one

in distaste as she glared at Maia. “How dare you

have nothing to say to you. Now, could you

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plans to

what you’re scheming. You almost caused

smiled mockingly. Instead of getting off, she lowered

showed you ladies the truth. As for

weren’t a simple girl. You plotted against us while pretending to be the perfect

Rita’s cruel words. When she was

trying to make her life

already made up her mind. Maia’s fingers tapped her steering wheel impatiently as Rita continued on like

almost cold demeanor starkly contrasted with Rita’s near–hysterical

Rita, don’t forget that you were responsible for my baby’s death,” she interjected, ” Were you able to sleep

blabbering instantly stopped as she stared at

appreciate your

on the accelerator and

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

the road as she remembered how helpless she had been before. Because

time has passed,

have to pay! As tears ran down Maia’s cheeks, she tightened her grip on the

15 minutes later, Maia pulled into Tess’s residence. Prior to going upstairs, she cleaned up and checked that everything

out of the kitchen

Maia, she ran out of the kitchen to

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