Chapter 501


    Marve ended the call.


    Approaching her<b>, </b>Mason asked, “What’s wrong?


    “You and Bryce stay and meet some senior figures in the entertainment industry here. <b>I </b>have another matter to attend to, and I need to go now,” she exined.


    “But can you just leave this event?”


    ncing over at Sergio, who was deep in conversation with Bryce, Maeve replied, “<b>I’ll </b>slip away quietly.”


    with that, she downed a ss of red wine, handed the empty ss to <b>Mason</b>, and deftly lifted her gown to slip away unnoticed.


    Mason wanted to call out to her, but she <b>was </b>too swilt In <b>a </b>blink, she vanished and reached the entrance of Brooks Estate.


    15 minutester, <b>a </b>sports car sped toward her Maeve arrived at the estate’s gates, where Lyra stepped out of the car hastily.


    “What’s going on<b>? </b>What’s with the sudden reconciliation?” Lyra questioned.


    “Yeah, Maeve, did Sergio threaten you? Don’t worry, he wouldn’t dare touch you with Zion around,” Charlie chimed in. Maeve responded, “He didn’t threaten me. We made a deal.


    “What kind of <b>deal</b>?


    “Thad an agreement with Sergio. We’ve already signed the dhorce papers, and now we’re pretending to be a loving couple to repair the Brooks family’s image.” Upon hearing this, Lyra eximed angrily, “Sergio is quite something! He’s ying his cards right, knowing the divorce is final and using you for his benefit” Charlie frowned. “Maeve, have you thought about how you’ll exin this to Zion?”


    Charbe and <b>Lyra </b>had observed the bond between Maeve and Zion, <b>and </b>it was clear they were a couple. However, now that Maeve agreed to publicly show affection for Sergio, Zion would dismantle the Brooks family if he were to find out


    “Thaven’t figured out how to tell him, but it’s my only chance to get a divorce.”


    Maeve knew Zion had discussed divorce with Sergio before, but Sergio would <b>never </b>back down. Both of them were powerful figures who wouldn’t yield. She had to handle it her way.


    “Hey! What’s going on?”


    In the distance, guests were fleeing from Brooks Estate


    Maeve and the others turned their attention to themation, noticing guests streaming out of the estate, and the once well–lit estate had suddenly gone dark,


    Chaos erupted at Brooks Estate


    Spotting Zanishing out, Maeve hurried over and grabbed her arm, demanding, “What’s going on?


    “Ms. Scott, you’re here, Za parted.


    “What happened?”


    The estate was intact when Maeve left. <b>She </b>wondered how things had gone awry so quickly,


    “Somebody entered through the back door. It looks like a robbery!”


    “A robbery?


    With Brooks Estate’s state–of–the–<b>art </b>security, a robbery seemed impossible.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    Maeve tried to approach <b>to </b>take a look but was restrained by Za. “Ms. Scott, it’s dangerous! You can’t go there!


    “Where are Bryce and <b>Mason</b>? Are they out yet?” Maeve asked


    “They’re safe, probably lost in the crowd. But Mr. Brooks and the others are still inside..”


    Maeve stared at the entrance where guests had fled <b>in </b>droves. She moved to go <b>in </b>when Lyra pulled her back.


    “Mary, <b>stop</b>! With so many security guards at Brooks Estate, nothing could possibly happen.”