INICIAR SESIÓNMaya's POVI stared out at the city skyline from my office window, lost in thought. My former family’s audacity knew no bounds, it seemed.“Read it again, slowly this time,” I told Lucas without turning around.He flipped through the folder in his hands, even though he probably already knew every word by heart."Ashley plans to publicly accuse ‘M’ of intellectual property theft. She plans to do this in front of the press at the Heritage Gala. She aims to force us to hand over fifty-one percent of the brand to settle out of court."I nodded slowly. I had gotten the full information from Rosa, the Millers' old housekeeper.Rosa had worked in that house since before I was born. Growing up, Ashley would send me to bed without dinner more times than I could count.It was Rosa who secretly sneaked food up to my room after everyone else was asleep, at the risk of losing her job.She was the only person from that toxic household that I ever trusted.After I got back, I secretly reconnected wi
Brooke’s POV“Are you out of your mind, Brooke? How could you disgrace the family like that?” My father roared at me as soon as I entered the living room in our family estate.He didn’t scare me. He and my mother needed me badly, after all.Over the past several months, they had made disastrous decisions that significantly harmed their once thriving company.Now, they were relying on me to get money from Carter to help them get back on their feet.In other words, I held all the cards, so they had better treat me with respect, or else …“Calm down, pops. You’re going to give yourself a stroke.” I replied irritably.He yelled even louder. “Calm down?! You made Carter cancel the allowance that was our only steady cash flow!” “Okay, be my guest. Yell all you want, but we have bigger fish to fry. Guess who I saw at Carter’s office today.”"Who?" My mother asked.I paused for dramatic effect. “Maya!”“Maya?” they chorused, the color draining from their faces.“Oh, yes! Can you believe she’
Carter’s POVMaya… I couldn’t stop thinking about my brief encounter with her.God, she was so completely different from what I remembered, and in every good way possible.Gone was the mousy, eager-to-please woman I had taken for granted. In her place was an extremely impressive, no-nonsense boss.We had so much to talk about, but the most pressing matter of all was our child. She had been pregnant when she vanished five years ago.Our child would be a little over four years old by now. God, I really hoped Maya would let me play my role in their life.My train of thought was interrupted when I heard my name come from the office television at the same moment Harrison burst through the door.“Sir, have you seen the news?” Harrison gasped urgently, his voice trailing off as we both turned to the screen.The banner across the bottom of the broadcast read: CEO CARTER DAVIS ACCUSED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS.What on earth? Crap! This was the absolute last thing Davis Gr
Maya’s POV"N-No... this is a trick!" Brooke stammered through lips that had been pumped full of fillers, making her facial expressions look completely unnatural.I was already enjoying Carter’s discomfiture, but with hers added, my day had just gotten infinitely better.She stood frozen in the middle of the boardroom, her face ashen and her mouth hanging open in sheer shock.I raised my brows. “Close your mouth, Brooke. You’ll catch flies.”She staggered backward until her back hit the wall. One would have thought I was holding her at gunpoint."No. You can’t be real. All this time… you… the real Maya is dead or living in the gutter! There’s just no way. There’s just no way in hell,” she shrieked in a panic-stricken voice.“There’s no way in hell that what?” I asked her, as patiently as if I were talking to a drunk fool.This was way more satisfying than I had ever imagined it would be. “There’s no way the real Maya would… would …” She trailed off, her eyes raking over the sapphire
Carter’s POVMy heart was hammering against my ribs so hard it felt like it would shatter, and my hands wouldn’t stop shaking as I stared at the woman in my office, unable to believe my eyes.Maya… oh, my goodness! It was really her. She looked different, but in a very good way.While she had always been pretty, now she was much more beautiful than I remembered. Her beauty and self-confidence practically left me speechless.How on earth was I supposed to start this meeting when my mind was in such disarray?"You're... 'M'?" I rasped, my throat completely dry."I am," Maya replied coolly, taking her seat and crossing her legs gracefully. "I understand Davis Group wants to secure my global rebranding rights.”I did a double take, hardly able to recognize the self-assured, confident woman in front of me.For five long years, I had searched every corner of this country, looking for her.I hired the best private investigators and spent hundreds of thousands in my search, all to no avail.S
Maya’s POV"Are you sure about this, Maya?" Lucas asked, looking at me with concern as our private jet landed. "You can still change your mind, you know. Your brand is already a global legend. You don't have to walk back into the lion's den to prove anything."“I’m sure, Lucas. Besides, I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone. There’s a lot more going on under the surface that needs to be handled.” I replied, my eyes resolute.I had told him about my past connection to Carter, but I kept the details of my revenge strategy to myself for now.I had waited so long to get justice for my Mom, and using Carter’s platform was the fastest way to pull the rug from under the Miller family.We checked into our hotel, and at noon, two luxury cars arrived to take us to the Davis Group building.Memories came rushing back as I walked into the main lobby, and I shook my head, unable to believe how unfairly I had been treated. Back then, I was ‘forbidden’ to visit without prior notice.On the rare







