Chapter 160 Maeve curled her fingers slightly, instinctively pulling away from the brief, warm contact as Spencer corrected her placement. Spencer didn’t seem to mind. His long, elegant fingers hovered over the keys before seamlessly joining her, picking up the harmony for the bridge of the piece. Caught in the

Chapter 159 “Maeve, seriously, where are you p> “Did you get lost p> “Do you need me to come outside and physically drag you in p> Maeve rubbed her temples, fighting off a headache. “I’m coming, I’m coming! I’m on my way right now p> Hanging up, she grabbed her

Chapter 158 A bright spark of hope ignited in Maeve’s eyes. “Are you saying you’re finally willing to sign p> Before she could finish the sentence, Frederick spun on his heel, stalked back to his Rolls-Royce, and sped off into the distance. Maeve stood in place, watching the taillights fade

Chapter 157 Frederick’s pupils trembled. A flash of genuine panic crossed his face, as if his darkest, ugliest calculations had just been dragged into the light. “That’s not what I meant. I just wanted you to come to me on your own. I’ll write the check and go inside to

Chapter 156 Inside the courtyard. Maeve was just reaching into her bag to pull out her bank card when she paused. With so much turmoil surrounding their family recently, she worried about prying ears. Gently taking Marcus by the arm, she guided him into the house and securely shut the

Chapter 155 Despite his sharp reprimand to Samuel, Frederick knew the truth: Jonathan Giles was currently out of the Capital. Even if Jonathan wanted to play the hero, he was in no position to help. Furthermore, Maeve absolutely despised being a burden to her friends. She would never casually ask

Chapter 154 Frederick hadn’t been able to reach Maeve all day yesterday. First thing in the morning, he parked outside her apartment building to wait. After sitting in his car for nearly an hour with no sign of her, he reluctantly drove to Yvette’s Fragrance Studio to track her down.

Chapter 153 *Bzzzt— Bzzzt p> The phone in her palm suddenly vibrated to life. She glanced down to see Frederick’s name flashing on the screen. The relentless calls felt like a death warrant. He was undoubtedly calling to force her into getting an examination based on his ridiculous, paranoid suspicions.

Chapter 152 The frantic footsteps rushed into the underground parking garage like a tidal wave. From her hiding spot, Maeve watched the security detail pour out of the stairwell. Voices echoed through the concrete space. “Zoe, have you seen Mrs. Fairchild p> Zoe replied in a soft, innocent tone. “No,

Chapter 151 “I… I just wanted to call my mom to tell her I was going abroad and remind her to take care of her health. I didn’t know Tristan would show up p> “What are you afraid of?” Tristan grabbed Zoe’s hand, lifting his chin to meet Frederick’s cold