Semua Bab Will You Marry Me, Again?: Bab 241 - Bab 250

It was a brief text, but Maia felt tears in her eyes after she read it. She had longed for him to care about her this way in the past. The fact that he had shown up whenever she needed him was something she had not even dared to dream of.However, all of his actions today were pure irony to what happened in the past. She dared not go to the balcony because she was worried that she would be found out like what happened last time. She was not sure if he had left. Did he leave? Was he still standing down there?Some time had passed when her phone rang suddenly. Maia snapped out of her thoughts and looked at her phone. She was both disappointed and relieved that it was not Cedric.Buck was on the other end when she answered the call. “I investigated Victor according to the lead Hope gave us. Aside from some erotic pictures, I came up empty-handed. “I had to work another angle. I looked into the female celebrities who had fallen victim to him. My findings confirm that Victor used to

“Um…” Penelope lowered her head. Then, she looked into her daughter’s room and saw Jasmine playing with a doll that had been stitched back several times. Her eyes reddened and silence draped over the entire place. Maia said nothing. Instead, she followed Penelope’s gaze.“Your daughter is everything to you,” Maia said confidently. Penelope nodded, “That’s right. I wouldn’t have been able to keep going if it wasn’t for her.”“Do you want to give her a better life?” Maia said. Penelope stared at her, unnerved. “Are you offering me a helping hand?” There was longing in her eyes.Maia nodded, “You were the leader of Victorious Secret. You were both the lead singer and dancer. You’re experienced. I can put you back on stage if that’s what you want. Otherwise, you can work as a mentor in my company. “Your salary will be more than what you earn selling alcohol and you’ll have a fixed working schedule. Both you and your daughter can stay in our dormitory. It’ll be safer than this pl

Buck was shocked to see the bag Maia handed to him. “I didn’t know they had collected all the proof they could behind his back. I thought Victor had made sure not to leave any traces behind! With this evidence, it would be much easier for us!” “Make sure that The Horizon Awards proceed as planned. I want this evidence to be exposed in front of all those famous personnel from the entertainment industry.” “Don’t worry, leave them to me!” Buck promised. Maia nodded and got in the car. As she was inside, she could not help but glance toward the other direction that led to the parking lot. Was he still there?Buck was parked next to her. By the time he started pulling out, Maia’s car was still parked. He drove over and gave her a honk. He lowered his window and yelled at her, “Ms. Maia, are you alright?” When Maia heard him, she collected herself and drove out of the parking lot. Whether Cedric was still there or not had nothing to do with her. By the time she was driving on

The hall immediately fell into complete darkness. To better ensure that the finale of The Quest would not be interrupted by unnecessary noise, the organizers had requested that the audience and special guests leave their cell phones outside of the venue.Due to the sudden situation, the crowd present had started to speculate what was going on.“What’s this?”“Is the power out?”“How could they allow something like this to happen on The Quest’s finale?” In the midst of the chaos, the screen on the stage lit up suddenly. Everyone immediately shifted their focus to what was on it.Maia was surprised to see that it was her wedding video!“Do you, Maia Burgess, take Cedric Larkin to be your husband? To promise to love him and keep him for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, and be faithful only to him, for as long as you both shall live?”Maia looked at Cedric shyly as she could not hide the love in her eyes. “I do.”“Do you, Cedric Larkin, take Maia Bur

The finale came to an end as the audience’s thundering applause echoed throughout the venue. When the camera moved toward Maia and Cedric, he immediately pulled her in for a kiss before she could react!Maia widened her eyes in shock. The crowd instantly went wild.Maia shoved Cedric hard in the chest. Her face was as red as a tomato. Noticing her reaction, he ended the kiss shortly after. He smiled lovingly in front of the camera as Maia struggled to hold her anger in. Her hands tightened into fists by her sides. She knew very well that she had to put up with him. If she had hit him instinctively, the finale tonight would just end up in disaster. She kept telling herself to wait till the end of the show.As she bit her lower lip to vent some of her anger, she heard him say, “It hurts. That’s why I needed something sweet. And you’re the sweetest thing.”Maia could not help but release her fists and looked at him in surprise. She frowned as she noticed the hurt lingering in his