Chapter 169 Sponsored by HL Corporation

“Do you want it?”

“Do you think I’m good enough for it?” Maia smiled sweetly. “Your beloved mother prepared the chicken soup. A mouthful of it would take years off your face.

“Is this her secret for staying young forever? I think I should introduce a health and wellness television show. She’ll be our VIP.”

Maia would never forget the time she missed their curfew by five minutes because she needed to secure a deal with Lonnie. It was five past ten when Rita pressed her head against the clock and questioned her if she sold herself out due to loneliness.

Zera was right there, but she did not lift a finger to help. Instead, she laughed and made things worse. Maia would never forget that moment.

She had nothing more to say. She was going to head upstairs.

Suddenly, Cedric said firmly, “HL Corporation will sponsor this show of yours.”

Maia paused before pressing the elevator button and stepping into it. She kept her head down and did not look at him as the elevator went up.

She was shocked the moment she pushed open the study door. The tablet she was holding fell to the carpet.

Her pictures were all over the study.

There used to be a painting that was worth millions of dollars on the wall. Now, her wedding photo took its place. It was huge and conspicuous.

She looked so happy in the picture. It was the first time she had taken a wedding photo, but Cedric did not even show up. That was why she was alone in it.

smiled widely in the picture, but she knew it

about that. She used to be so naive that she turned a blind eye

finally appeared in her life, but he never loved her. Her fantasy was torn

Cedric. I’ll never let myself be moved

breath, and picked up her tablet. She walked

three copies of the agreement and signed them.

been!

+15 BONUS

closed the door and let out a sigh of relief. How she wished that she had not

of it.

acted as if nothing had happened and gave the agreement to Cedric. He took it,

were worth more than hundreds of billions. It was an agreement from his

wrong with his signature and gave a copy to him. Cedric did not take it. Instead, he said firmly, “You can keep

was his wife. Naturally, he trusted her to keep all of his

it for you for now, then.”

and went upstairs without a word. According to the rules, she would sleep in the master

suspicion. So, Cedric would go upstairs after all the

One–third of them were about “The Quest“. It was going to premier

was eager to see how it would turn out. She sat on a couch and replied to every single email. By the time she was done, night

tired. She curled up on the couch and slept soundly. She intended to take a little. nap, but she fell into a deep

an hour later, someone opened the master bedroom door. Cedric saw that she was sleeping on the couch. He carried her to the bed, which was much more comfortable, and covered her with

eyes and looked around drowsily. Somehow, it felt strange and familiar at the same

eyes, propped herself up, and found out that she was sleeping on the bed. Her tablet was still on

clearly remembered falling asleep on the couch. How did she

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