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.

her car in time as she stepped on

got

Rita!

that surprising. She was Cedric’s mother,

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

Now, could you please get out

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no plans to leave.

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

of getting off, she lowered

ladies the truth. As for why I’m back,

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

Rita’s cruel words. When

trying to make her life

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

almost cold demeanor starkly contrasted with

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

stopped as she stared

with Rita’s reaction. “You should appreciate

accelerator and sped

drove away from the basement parking, Rita remained

as she remembered how helpless she had been before. Because she was

does not matter how much time has passed,

As tears

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

of the kitchen when she walked

Tess heard Maia, she ran out of the

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