After finishing his words, Sergio headed straight for the door.


    Edward kept giving Maeve knowing nces. She took a deep breath and followed Sergio outside.


    "What do you want?" Maeve''s tone was slightly sharp. She had thought joining Hackett Entertainment would mean a break from Sergio, but here he was, still chasing after her.


    "Let''s talk in the car," Sergio said, opening the door and motioning for her to get in.


    Maeve sighed in resignation but got in, knowing Sergio''s financial influence was hard to ignore.


    Seeing Edward''s broad smile, it was clear Sergio was nning a significant investment in Hackett Entertainment.


    Even though Maeve had recently used Mirage Group to deal a severe blow to Sergio, he had quickly rebuilt Brooks Group. So, it seemed he had some hidden support in Seathburn City that she wasn''t aware of.


    As Maeve settled into the passenger seat, Sergio reached over naturally to fasten her seatbelt. She instinctively pulled away, creating a slight tension in the air.


    "I can do it myself," Maeve said tly.


    "Alright," he replied.


    They sat in silence until Maeve finally spoke. "What do you want?"


    "Today''s your birthday."


    "Is it? I don''t even remember," Maeve said. She couldn''t recall thest time she celebrated her birthday.


    As the Scott family''s heiress, she should have held grand birthday parties every year like every other scion. But after losing both her parents, birthdays had lost all meaning.


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    Maeve stared out the window as Sergio continued, "In the past, we never properly celebrated your birthday together. This year-"


    "Mr. Brooks, you must be joking. Back then, we weren''t married yet," Maeve interrupted.


    In the previous years, she had eagerly followed Sergio, but he was annoyed and always found excuses to avoid her. Despite knowing this, she had still foolishly pursued him.


    Maeve vividly remembered the first


    year of their marriage in her past life.


    On this very day, she had


    desperately wanted Sergio to


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    celebrate her birthday with her, but he made an excuse about being


    busy.


    The following year, ra was already studying abroad. When ra casually mentioned wanting Sergio to celebrate her birthday, he dropped everything and flew overseas for her.


    That was when Maeve realized


    Sergio''s busyness had just been an excuse He simply didn''t care for her the way he cared for ra. In her past life, Sergio had showered all his love and attention on ra


    Yet despite all the evidence, Maeve doubted Sergio''s love for ra just because he imed he had never liked her.


    Just then, the car pulled up at an amusement park. Maeve had expected Sergio to take her to a fancy restaurant, but instead, he brought her here.


    Maeveughed at the sight. "Sergio, what''s this about?"


    "I thought you might like it."


    "This is boring," Maeve said and turned to leave.


    Sergio called after her, "The investment this time is worth a billion dors. If you let me spend the day celebrating your birthday, I''ll have Larry finalize the deal."