Chapter 11 The Wedding Anniversary

The caller ID displayed her father’s name. With pursed lips, Maia hesitated before answering.

“Yes?” she couldn’t bring herself to call him “Dad” and spoke impassively. “What’s the matter?”

“Maia, how did your mother’s 20 percent stake in the winery end up in Errol’s name?” Homer Burgess shouted, “What have you been doing behind my back? When did your mom make this will? Why didn’t I know about it?”

Now that Cedric owned 55 percent of Burgess Winery, that 20 percent stake was of utmost importance to Homer. He would be left with no rights if he lost it.

Maia gripped her phone. He was being ridiculous.

She mocked, “You only cared about your mistress back then. How would you know about Mom making her will?”

to steal my rightful shares! What did you give him in return? Now that you’ve got nothing after the divorce,

she could rely on, Homer was nothing

with Cedric for nothing, and now you’re

unable to believe her own

snatched her phone away, and Homer’s tirade

of the

when she saw Cedric. Suddenly,

just going to let him talk

Maia let out a bitter smile. Her voice was so soft that

and tossed her phone back to her. Then he turned and walked towards the Rolls–Royce parked on the

quickly chased after him. “Aren’t you going to

“Why would I care?”

get out of your car in the first place?” She was always trying to

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