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

that, Cedric spoke again. “The embezzled funds, whose

saying that the money Theo embezzled was all given to Aunt Tess Maia never dreamed that the funds Jordan discovered weren’t used for gambling

into her pocket in the form

still indirectly giving it to her, just in

had Baz check his expense records. Most of the things he

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investigate so thoroughly! Then she asked, “So you traced Theo’s expenses, followed

her question but instead asked her, “Where were you knocked

hall,” Maia

“Do you know how

Maia shook her head.

car, but there are

day, Buck drove me home, and I didn’t bring

“So?”

has the keys to my house. She has full

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 source of trouble

voice sounded again, notch

under the HL Corporation has

areas, and security was always a major selling point for their properties. All their properties were widely recognized for

that was beyond doubt. Through careful examination and deduction, they finally found the

instruct Theo to

too far–fetched. Maia couldn’t

who led the rescue team to save her. Maia couldn’t comprehend why her caring aunt, who had helped her

furrowed tightly as she watched the food Cedric offered to her. She shook

“Last bite.”

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to eat like this?” Maia protested,

shoulder. Helpless, she reluctantly took the last bite. “I’m done. Can you

teased, but

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

up.” Cedric stood by the

looked

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