Chapter 8
Owen’s anger blazed as intensely as the flames.
“Maya, have you lost your mind?”
The veins on his forehead were prominent, and each word emerged sharply, as if it were carved from ice.
In the past, even a minor frown from Owen would have pained Maya, but now she was indifferent.
She met his gaze with composure and reiterated, “Owen, remember. We’ve already ended the contract.”
Once Maya spoke her piece, she wasted no time in departing.
Just as she was about to shut the door, she overheard Owen and his friends talking in the private room.
“Owen, what happened? Wasn’t Maya really fond of you? How could
she end the contract?”
“Why don’t you go after her? Perhaps there’s been a mix-up between you two!”
Owen chuckled icily and remarked, “Is there anything she’s eaten or used over the years that I didn’t provide? Where could she possibly go without me? Those things can burn for all I care. They were never important.
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“By the way, I’m proposing to Jessica tomorrow. It’s time I rid myself of any distractions.”
After a brief pause, he added, “Besides, she adores me. She’ll come crawling back in no time.”
Outside, Maya’s grip tightened on the doorknob, but then she unexpectedly smiled with relief.
She wasn’t going back.
Tomorrow, she would be leaving.
Just a few hours prior, she had received a notification from the airline confirming her flight for the following day.
As she was about to head home to finish packing her remaining bags, she took only a few steps when she overheard a familiar name coming from the neighboring private room.
“Jessica, how did you and Owen manage to make up so quickly? Aren’t you worried he might discover what happened before?”
“About what happened earlier?”
Maya’s instincts whispered there was more to this story.
She held her breath and discreetly pressed record on her phone.
Jessica, clearly drunk, spoke with a tipsy slur.
“He must never find out. A few years back, I suddenly went abroad to take care of this.
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“When I was out with his grandmother, we were ambushed by a gang of robbers. I managed to escape by sheer luck, leaving the old woman with her bad legs to face them alone. She met a tragic end. When they found her, her body was in pieces.
“He’s harbored resentment towards me for years because of that. I know he’s still angry deep down. But it doesn’t matter. He still loves me after all. That’s why I told him’ I was going to marry someone else, just to provoke him.”
Jessica’s eyes glinted with malice as she continued.
“He’ll never know those thugs were hired by me. That stubborn old witch was always against Owen and me being together! She deserved it!”
Her best friend appeared worried. “Did you really manage everything properly? What if Owen finds out?”
“Absolutely!” Jessica reassured, placing a hand on her belly. “To keep those thugs quiet, I ended up sleeping with their leader multiple times and accidentally got pregnant. Now he wants me to marry Owen, so his child can take over the Kecith Group when the baby grows up, ensuring he’ll never reveal what happened in the past.”
In the corner, Maya hit the “save” button, her eyes brimming with mockery.
She wondered how Owen would react when he saw the video.
The woman he’s loved and hated for years is the one responsible for his grandmother’s death.
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And soon, he’s about to marry this person.
Even the killer’s child might inherit the Kecith Group.
Maya’s initial shock faded into a serene smile.
After all, what happened afterward had nothing to do with her
anymore.
She went home to pack her remaining belongings and arranged for a courier to collect the parcels.
She gave the courier a cardboard box containing a USB drive and a
contract.
The USB drive contained the video from last night, and the contract was her agreement with her new employer.
She provided the courier with an address-the exact location of the upcoming proposal, which she had just discovered.
“Please deliver this box to this address tomorrow and relay this message to the recipient. ‘Wishing you and Jessica a joyful wedding. Hope you’ll appreciate this wedding gift”.”
After giving these instructions, Maya took a taxi to the airport.
Before boarding her flight, she checked her phone and noticed several new messages.
One message was from Owen.
“Stop being petty. I’ve agreed to end the contract, so it’s time to move
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“I’ll propose to Jessica at 2:00 p.m. Hope you can make it on time.”
The other was from her new employer.
“I’ll be waiting for you.”
After swiftly responding to her new employer, Maya ignored Owen’s messages, blocked his contact information, and confidently boarded the plane.
Indeed, it was time to move forward.
But this wasn’t about the contract. It was about her relationship with
him.
From now on, there would be no more connections between her and
Owen.
