Tess was excited as she exclaimed, “Mr. Cedric is Maia’s ex-husband, you know? He’s here to make you pay for your actions!”

Maia wondered if he had come to rescue her. After all, they had been married for 11 years, and she had been utterly devoted to him.

She gently held the cuff of Cedric’s trousers and struggled to look up at him. After a moment, she managed to say, “Cedric…”

Refusing to release her grip on his cuff, she gazed at him with tearful eyes, too weak to say anything more.

narrowed beneath a stray

His gaze was unreadable, but his words

Maia. Tears mixed with rainwater streamed down her

me. No.’ She let out a bitter smile

that Cedric cared

out a welcoming smile. “Please come inside, Mr.

place now,” Cedric

Yvette asked, “What do you mean,

Cedric now owns 55 percent of Burgess Winery, which makes

was surprised to learn that Cedric had 15 percent more shares than them. With 55 percent, the man would have a final

staggered back a few

don’t want anyone to die in my winery, alright?” His

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