Chapter 162 Telling You to Stay Away

“Eat up” The two simple words were so authoritative.

Maia pursed her lips and could only open her mouth. As she chewed, his deep voice sounded, ” What are you referring to? The affair between her and Theo?”

His tone was casual, but the moment Maia heard those words, her expression changed.

dramatically

She grabbed his clothes, finding it difficult to accept, and asked, “What did you say? Cedric, what did you just say?”

An affair? How could these two have an affair?

“Just as

not false

you heard.” He knew Maia couldn’t believe it, but he confirmed what she heard was

Maia felt a buzzing in her ears If these two had such a relationship, then this kidnapping must be a collaboration between them!

“How could this happen This, how is it possible Maia still couldn’t believe it, finding it hard to accept for a while

Compared to Mala who was in disbelief, Cedric remained calm. He only cared about her well- being Then, he handed a shrimp to her mouth

Theo is not related to Phil by blood.

Upon hearing this answer, Maia was even more astonished. She never expected that Theo was adopted

“Eat up ” Seeing her in disbelief state, the shrimp at her lips had likely cooled down

Maia wanted to get more information from him and had to listen to him, so she opened her

mouth to eat

spoke again. “The embezzled funds, whose pocket do you think

to Aunt Tess Maia never dreamed that the funds Jordan discovered

pocket in the form of gifts,” Cedric

indirectly giving it to her, just in a different form. But how did you find

his expense records. Most of the things he purchased were worn by

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she asked, “So you traced Theo’s expenses,

instead asked her, “Where were

the entry hall,”

you know how you left

Maia shook her head.

are

words, Maia carefully recalled and murmured, “That day, Buck drove me home, and I didn’t bring my car keys. The keys

“So?”

she also has the keys to my house.

expressed concern for her, so she asked for a set of keys to Cloud Nine Residences to take care of her and have a backup plan. But Maia never expected that it would become a

voice sounded again,

the HL Corporation has

high–end residential areas, and security was always a major selling point for their properties. All their properties were

Residences must have involved an accomplice, that was beyond doubt.

instruct Theo to

seemed too

trapped in the fire, it was Aunt Tess who led the rescue team to save

delicate brows furrowed tightly as she watched the food Cedric offered to her. She shook her head,

“Last bite.”

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Who forces someone to eat like this?” Maia protested, attempting to get up. However, he reached

the bandage on his shoulder. Helpless, she reluctantly took the

brat,” Cedric teased, but his tone

questions and fed her a good meal. He shook his head in resignation, lifting her with one hand and walking toward

stood by the bedside, showing no

looked at him in

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