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Chapter 101 Maeve pretended to sip her water casually when her phone buzzed with a call from Lyra, She heard Lyraâs urgent voice on the other end.â Maeve! Is Sergio with you, by any chance?â
âWhatâs going on?â Maeve asked.
âThat bastard! Heâs been stirring up trouble in my company these past few days! I have to teach him a lesson!â Lyra exclaimed.
âWhat do you mean?â Maeve frowned. âSergio targeted your company?â
During her visit to Brooks Manor three days earlier, Lyra had left early due to urgent matters at her company. But she never imagined Sergio would actually target Lyraâs company because of Clara.
âItâs unbelievable! I initially suspected rival companies, but many investors have pulled out lately. I canât seal a single deal.
âFinally, I confronted one of them and revealed that Sergio was behind it. Apparently, anyone who invests in the Jansens is against him!â Lyraâs voice grew more furious, while Maeveâs expression darkened, She knew Sergioâs tactics, but she never anticipated he would go to such lengths for Clara. After all, everyone knew that Lyra was Kurt Spencerâs granddaughter. As going against the Jansens was equivalent to offending Kurt, Sergio shouldnât have targeted Lyra, no matter how foolish he was, âDonât worry, Iâll take care of it,â Maeve reassured Lyra before ending the call.
Initially, she wasnât planning to target Sergio and Clara. But now, she realized she had been too lenient as Sergio had no plans of letting Lyra off easily.
Now, Sergio shouldnât blame her for being ruthless. He should blame himself instead for stirring up trouble in the first place.
Moments later, Maeve stood up and walked towards the restaurantâs exit. Sure enough, Maeve saw Sergio getting a milkshake for Clara just outside. They walked side by side, and Clara was even hugging Sergio. Without hesitation, she discreetly captured a photo with her phone.
Sergio probably sensed someone taking a picture of them and glanced in Maeveâs direction. Unfazed, Maeve casually waved her phone in front of them Upon seeing this, Sergio immediately rushed towards Maeve to snatch her phone. However, Maeve swiftly tucked it away.
Sergio didnât dare to use force as there were many people around, Clara also hurriedly approached to grab Sergioâs arm. She pleaded with Maeve, âMaeve, Iâve already left the Brooks Manor.
Please donât put Mr. Brooks in a tough spot!â
âReally? Thon, explain this,â Maeve retorted.
Claraâs face turned pale. âL. I just didnât know what to do, so...â
Maeve asked, âAre you clinging to Sergio now for money or sympathy?
Claraâs expression soured. âMaeve, thatâs not what I meant!â
âStop it, Maeve!â Sergio frowned. âClaraâs injured and got kicked out now because of you. Show some compassion!â
âMe? Compassion?â Maeve sneered. âYou didnât seem to care about showing compassion when you went after the Jansens!â
Sergioâs expression darkened. âActions have consequences. Iâm just teaching her a lesson.â
âConsequences? Clara got hit by a car herself. Why blame Lyra? Clara had disrupted the Jansensâ property launching event and insulted me in front of everyone.
âI havenât even confronted her yet and now youâre defending her. You both disgust me!â Maeve said, Sergioâs expression darkened, while Clara cried and said, âMarve, I donât understand why youâre saying this. I sincerely wanted to apologize to Ms. Jansen, but she accused me of being a homewrecker without even listening to my side of the story... Thereâs nothing going on between Mr. Brooks and me, weâre innocent!â
âSure, crying in his arms and refusing to leave the Brooks Manorâis that your definition of innocence?â Maeve asked.
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