Chapter 132 Cedrick replied slowly yet sternly, “Did you touch my folders in the office this afternoon?” Maia stopped breathing, her pupils subconsciously constricted. “What folders? I am not sure…”
Cedrick watched her reaction. His handsome face was gloomy. “I am sure you are very clear about one thing: our engagement stemmed from that fateful night four years ago. If I found out that you had been lying to me all along…”
“I am not sure what you are talking about.”
Maia’s face turned green as she replied stubbornly, “We have been together for so long, and you do not have any trust in me? Or, you have never really valued our relationship?”
Cedrick placed his glass down and observed Maia’s reaction as he did so. “It is about responsibility and commitment between us.”
In other words, there was no love. Maia clenched her fist.
She could not let Cedrick find out about the truth.
Catelyn could feel some hostile stares being sent her way. She turned to look and unexpectedly crossed her gazes with Maia’s. However, Maia quickly
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concealed her contempt and replaced it with a light smile. Maia raised her wine glass, swirled it around, and gestured a toast to Catelyn. Catelyn smiled back in courtesy. = The next moment, Maia smiled as she went to the podium and whispered something in the hostess’s ears. The hostess then looked to Catelyn as Maia motioned. Catelyn felt something was wrong. Before she could react, she saw the hostess grinning as she returned to the center of the stage… Suddenly, the lights went dim, except for the limelight on the stage. The light was all focused on the hostess, forming a circle around her. She was holding the mic and greeted everyone with a big smile, “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the dinner tonight. Ms. Catelyn Clark would like to entertain everyone with a song tonight. We hope you have a great night ahead.” “Cough!” Catelyn choked on her wine immediately. She coughed hard that some wine was spitting out of the corner of her lips. The next moment, the limelight was directed onto Catelyn. Catelyn then became the focus of the night.
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