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.

could barely stop her car in time as she stepped on

elegant lady dressed in expensive clothing got off

Rita!

her. Then again, it was not all that surprising. She was Cedric’s mother, and her status would get her everywhere. How would

glared at Maia. “How dare you reject me? We

have nothing to say to you. Now, could you please get out

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had no plans

fiercely, “Maia, your company is nothing compared to HL Corporation! I suggest you tell me what you’re scheming. You almost

getting off, she lowered her

I merely showed you ladies the truth. As for why I’m back, that’s none of

simple girl. You plotted against us while pretending to be

words. When she was Cedric’s

trying to make her life difficult. Maia was

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,

stopped as she

with Rita’s reaction. “You should appreciate your remaining freedom because your future

and sped away

her. As Maia drove away from the basement parking,

not stop crying on the road as she remembered how helpless she had been before. Because she was weak, Rita pushed her

much time has passed, her emotional

hurt her would have to pay! As tears ran down

15 minutes later, Maia pulled into Tess’s residence. Prior to going upstairs, she

in and out of the kitchen when

heard Maia, she ran out of the

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